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signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2019

SB 48: Dyslexia; identification of and support for students in pre-kindergarten through second grade; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to provide for identification of and support for students in pre-kindergarten through second grade with dyslexia; to provide for definitions; to require the Department of Education to make a dyslexia informational handbook available to local school systems; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Elena Parent (D) Jesse Stone (R) Randy Robertson (R) Matt Brass (R) Dean Burke (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2019

HB 128: Insurance; insurers do not have to notify the Georgia Composite Medical Board of agreements to settle medical malpractice claims against physicians when the settlement resulted in the low payment under a high/low agreement; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to authorization and general requirements for transaction of insurance, so as to provide that insurers do not have to notify the Georgia Composite Medical Board of agreements to settle medical malpractice claims against physicians when the settlement resulted in the low payment under a high/low agreement; to amend Code Section 43-34-8 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the authority of the Georgia Composite Medical Board to refuse license, certificate, or permit or issue discipline; to amend Code Section 43-34A-3 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physician profiles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Andrew Welch (R) Trey Kelley (R) Barry Fleming (R) Deborah Silcox (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2019

SB 72: Game and Fish; hunting on wildlife management areas; prohibition; remove

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to game and fish, so as to remove a prohibition on hunting on wildlife management areas; to change the date of effective rules and regulations of the Board of Natural Resources; to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to hunting, so as to provide for regulation of hunting with air guns of not less than 0.30 caliber; to modify seasons and bag limits for deer, opossum, and raccoon; to modify certain prohibitions relating to restrictions on hunting feral hogs; to amend various provisions of the O.C.G.A., so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chuck Payne (R) Tyler Harper (R) Matt Brass (R) John Wilkinson (R) Lindsey Tippins (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2019

HB 212: Banking and finance; retail brokers of manufactured homes or mobile homes and residential contractors from the requirement to obtain a license as a mortgage loan originator, broker, or lender under certain circumstances; exempt

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 13 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensing of mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers, so as to exempt retailers, retail brokers of manufactured homes or mobile homes, and residential contractors from the requirement to obtain a license as a mortgage loan originator, mortgage broker, or mortgage lender under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Timothy Barr (R) Trey Rhodes (R) Penny Houston (R) Clay Pirkle (R) Marcus Wiedower (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2019

HB 101: Ad valorem tax; all-terrain vehicles; revise definitions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 and Code Section 48-5-504.40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and watercraft and all-terrain vehicles held in inventory for resale exempt from ad valorem taxation for limited period of time, respectively, so as to revise definitions relative to all-terrain vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jason Ridley (R) John Corbett (R) Penny Houston (R) Sam Watson (R) Clay Pirkle (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2019

HB 324: Georgia's Hope Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to offenses against public health and morals, so as to provide for the production, manufacturing, and dispensing of low THC oil in this state; to provide for an exception to possession of certain quantities of low THC oil; to amend Chapter 11 of Title 2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to seeds and plants generally, so as to provide for an exception; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Calvin Smyre (D) Mark Newton (R) David Clark (R) Scot Turner (R) Micah Gravley (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2019

HB 296: Hall County; Northeastern Judicial Circuit; revise term of Superior Court

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to terms of superior court, so as to revise the term of court for the superior court of Hall County in the Northeastern Circuit; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Emory Dunahoo (R) Timothy Barr (R) Lee Hawkins (R) Matt Dubnik (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2019

HB 39: Physical Therapy Licensure Compact Act; enter into an interstate compact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 33 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physical therapists, so as to revise licensing provisions; to enter into an interstate compact known as the "Physical Therapy Licensure Compact Act"; to authorize the State Board of Physical Therapy to administer the compact in this state; to provide definitions; to provide for criminal history records checks for licensing purposes; to provide for conditions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Hitchens (R) Brian Prince (D) Al Williams (D) David Clark (R) Dave Belton (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2019

SB 29: Waiver of Immunity for Motor Vehicle Claims; definition to clarify sheriff, deputy sheriff, other agent, servant, or employee of sheriff's office; include

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-92-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding waiver of immunity for motor vehicle claims, so as to revise a definition to clarify that a sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other agent, servant, or employee of a sheriff's office shall be included in such waiver for purposes of the waiver of sovereign immunity for local government motor vehicle claims; to clarify and conform such waiver of sovereign immunity in response to Davis v. Morrison, 344 Ga. App. 527 (2018); to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Elena Parent (D) Sheikh Rahman (D) Donzella James (D) Gloria Butler (D) Harold Jones (D)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2019

HB 300: Health; redesignate continuing care retirement communities as life plan communities

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 31 and Chapter 45 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to continuing care providers and facilities and state health planning and development, so as to redesignate continuing care retirement communities as life plan communities; to revise definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Lee Hawkins (R) Vance Smith (R) Mickey Stephens (D) Richard Smith (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2019

SB 158: "Anti-Human Trafficking Protective Response Act"

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 9, 15, 16, 17, and 41 of the O.C.G.A., relating to civil practice, courts, crimes and offenses, criminal procedure, and nuisances, respectively, so as to provide additional safeguards and protections against human trafficking; to authorize DFCS to provide care and supervision to children who are victims of human trafficking; to expand prohibitions against trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to conform certain cross-references; to provide an effective date and for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Brian Strickland (R) Butch Miller (R) Mike Dugan (R) Blake Tillery (R) Renee Unterman (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2019

SB 79: Outdoor Advertising; references to the term "mechanical" in relation to multiple message signs; remove

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 32-6-75 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restrictions on outdoor advertising authorized by Code Sections 32-6-72 and 32-6-73 and multiple message signs on the interstate system, primary highways, and other highways, so as to remove references to the term "mechanical" in relation to multiple message signs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tyler Harper (R) Brandon Beach (R) Frank Ginn (R) Gloria Butler (D) Steve Gooch (R)
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