Georgia Bills

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 26, 2023

HB 69: Georgia Triple Threat SNAP Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for public assistance, so as to provide for a pilot program to provide a supplemental benefit to certain federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for qualification guidelines for the supplemental benefit; to provide for how and where the supplemental benefit may be used; to provide for the solicitation of grants of funding; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for agreements; to provide for a report; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 26, 2023

HB 66: Public Health, Department of; establish grant program for physicians and nurse practitioners; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to provide for the establishment of a grant program to provide funding for liability insurance premiums for physicians and nurse practitioners under certain conditions; to provide for eligibility requirements; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 26, 2023

HB 71: Okefenokee Protection Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to surface mining, so as to prohibit the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Natural Resources Department from issuing, modifying, or renewing any permit or accepting any bond to conduct surface mining operations on Trail Ridge for future permit applications and amendments; to provide a definition; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 26, 2023

HB 75: Reproductive Freedom Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to persons and their rights, so as to provide that natural persons do not include an unborn child and shall not be included in certain population based determinations; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 26, 2023

HB 68: Supporting Working Parents Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to increase the tax benefits available to employers that offer certain child care services for employees; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 26, 2023

HB 65: Building Resourceful Individuals to Develop Georgia's Economy Act; provide for a pilot program

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 16 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Building Resourceful Individuals to Develop Georgia's Economy Act," so as to provide for a pilot program to provide grants for up to six local school systems to develop learning recovery programs for at-risk students to mitigate COVID-19 related lost instructional time and to prevent long-lasting effects on student achievement, future earnings of impacted students, and the state economy as a whole; to provide for selection criteria; to provide for temporary waivers and variances of state rules and statutory provisions; to provide for reports; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 26, 2023

HB 72: Local government; compensation and benefits for employees and members of governing authorities; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 35 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to home rule powers, so as to revise provisions relating to compensation and benefits for employees and members of governing authorities; to provide for elections; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 26, 2023

SB 17: Medical Assistance; program of premium assistance to enable eligible individuals to obtain healthcare coverage; provide

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 program of premium assistance to enable eligible individuals to obtain healthcare coverage; to provide for definitions; to require personal responsibility premiums from eligible individuals; to provide for a compliance pool; to provide for any necessary state plan amendments or federal waivers; to provide for termination of the program under certain circumstances; to provide for the Legislative Oversight Committee for Healthcare Premium Assistance; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 26, 2023

HB 67: Insurance; affordable healthcare coverage for individuals diagnosed with cardiovascular disease; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for affordable healthcare coverage for individuals diagnosed with cardiovascular disease; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 26, 2023

HR 42: General Assembly; local school superintendents be elected by voters; provide - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the qualifications, duties, and salary of the school superintendent shall be established by the board of education as provided by general law and to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law that local school superintendents shall be elected by voters as an alternative to being appointed by local boards of education, if approved by local referendum; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 26, 2023

SB 16: "Georgia EMS Reform Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services, so as to amend provisions relative to the Emergency Medical Systems Communications Program administered by the Department of Public Health; to provide for legislative findings, determinations, and declarations; to authorize local entities to establish boundaries for the provision of emergency medical services; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 26, 2023

HB 74: Social services; Medicaid coverage for prevention and treatment of lymphedema; provide

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 Medicaid coverage for the prevention and treatment of lymphedema; to provide for submission of a state plan amendment or waiver, if necessary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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