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introduced · Georgia · House Feb 14, 2017

HB 321: Domestic relations; de facto custodians custody arrangements; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to domestic relations, so as to provide for de facto custodians custody arrangements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 14, 2017

HB 299: State health planning and development; revise definitions; certificate of need requirements; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state health planning and development, so as to revise definitions; to eliminate the requirement that certain expenditures by a health care facility are required to obtain a certificate of need; to eliminate the requirement for certificate of need for medical equipment; to exempt freestanding emergency departments from certificate of need requirements; to eliminate exemptions for certain capital expenditures and cost overruns; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to provide for licensure of freestanding emergency departments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Clay Cox (R) Wendell Willard (R) Lynn Smith (R) John Meadows (R) Matt Hatchett (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 14, 2017

HB 300: Administrative Services, Department of; transfer state health care benefit plan from the Department of Community Health; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Department of Administrative Services, so as to transfer the state health care benefit plan from the Department of Community Health to the Department of Administrative Services; to require incentives for public employees to utilize federally qualified health centers; to provide for the identification of up to 100 potential new sites for federally qualified health centers; to provide for a task force; to provide for an advisory board; to amend Chapter 18 of Title 45 and Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to employees' insurance and benefit plans and to teachers and other school personnel, respectively, so as to provide for the transfer of health care benefit plans for state employees and public school teachers and employees; to amend various other provisions of the O.C.G.A., for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Betty Price (R) Buzz Brockway (R) Debbie Buckner (D) Bill Werkheiser (R) Geoff Duncan (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 14, 2017

HB 317: Motor vehicles; annual license fees; lower the fee for alternative fueled vehicles

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-151 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annual license fees for operating motor vehicles, so as to lower the annual fee for alternative fueled vehicles; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Todd Jones (R) Allen Peake (R) Don Parsons (R) Wes Cantrell (R) Scott Holcomb (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 14, 2017

HB 316: Motor vehicles; annual license fees; exclude certain vehicles from the fee charged to alternative fueled vehicles

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-151 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the annual license fees for operation of vehicles, so as to exclude certain vehicles from payment of the fee charged to alternative fueled vehicles; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Todd Jones (R) Allen Peake (R) Wes Cantrell (R) Scott Holcomb (D) Ron Stephens (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 10, 2017

HB 288: Handicapped persons; provide rights and responsibilities of persons with service animals; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 30 of the O.C.G.A., relating to handicapped persons, so as to provide for additional rights and responsibilities of persons with service animals; to provide for accommodation of those requiring service animals; to authorize creation and issuance of information cards under the auspices of the Department of Human Services; to provide for criminal offenses and penalties relating to fraudulent representation relating to disability; to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal offenses relative to dangerous instrumentalities and practices generally, so as to provide for criminal offenses and penalties related to the harassing, injuring, or killing of service animals; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Terry England (R) Tom Kirby (R) Tommy Benton (R) Vernon Jones (D) Spencer Frye (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 10, 2017

HR 217: United States Congress; set term limits on members elected to the House of Representatives and Senate; request

A RESOLUTION requesting that the United States Congress call a convention under Article V of the Constitution of the United States limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives and to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States Senate; and for other purposes.
Buzz Brockway (R) Timothy Barr (R) Wes Cantrell (R) David Clark (R) Kevin Cooke (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 10, 2017

HB 291: Domestic Violence Helping Hands Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to barbers and cosmetologists, so as to change certain continuing education requirements; to provide for one hour of domestic violence and sexual assault awareness training; to provide for certain training and resource information to be made available to applicants for certificates of registration; to authorize the board to promulgate certain rules and regulations; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
James Beverly (D) Doreen Carter (D) Sheila Jones (D) Penny Houston (R) Matt Dollar (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 10, 2017

HB 289: Agriculture; dealers take ownership of certain agricultural products upon delivery and inspection; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dealers in agricultural products generally, so as to require dealers of certain agricultural products to take ownership of such products upon delivery and inspection; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jason Shaw (R) Tom McCall (R) John Corbett (R) Sam Watson (R) Dominic LaRiccia (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 10, 2017

HB 286: Firearms; persons eligible for weapons carry license to lawfully carry weapon without license; allow

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 12, Title 16, and Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding parks, historic areas, memorials, and recreation, crimes and offenses, and game and fish, respectively, so as to allow persons who are eligible for a weapons carry license to lawfully carry a weapon without such license; to provide that a weapons carry license shall serve as an administrative confirmation of a person's right to carry a weapon; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bruce Williamson (R) Heath Clark (R) Rick Jasperse (R) Micah Gravley (R) Alan Powell (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 10, 2017

HB 298: Chatham County; Recorder's Court; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a chief judge of the Recorder's Court of Chatham County, approved March 31, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5156), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 3557), so as to revise the responsibilities of the chief judge; to revise the method of selection of the chief judge; to provide for a court administrator; to provide for the hiring and discharge of same; to provide for the court administrator's responsibilities; to require the court administrator to provide a bond; to provide personnel policies and procedures of employees of the court; to authorize the adoption of rules, policies, or regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jesse Petrea (R) Ron Stephens (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 10, 2017

HB 297: Child Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act; enact

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 requirements for safety plans in early care and education programs; to revise the requirements for school safety plans at public elementary and secondary schools; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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