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signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2015

HB 233: Georgia Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 9 of the O.C.G.A., relating to civil practice; to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Titles 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 17, 27, 36, 38, 40, 45, 46, 48, 49, and 52 of the O.C.G.A., relating to alcoholic beverages, appeal and error, banking and finance, commerce and trade, conservation and natural resources, courts, criminal procedure, game and fish, local government, military, emergency management, veterans affairs, motor vehicles and traffic, public officers and employees, public utilities and public transportation, revenue and taxation, social services, waters of the state, ports, and watercraft; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Harry Geisinger (R) Emory Dunahoo (R) Rick Jasperse (R) Mike Dudgeon (R) Alex Atwood (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2015

SB 132: "Quality Basic Education Act"; program for high school students to attend postsecondary institutions; provisions; 'Move on When Ready Act'

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to revise provisions relating to the program for high school students to attend postsecondary institutions; to provide for a short title; to provide a program for eligible students to take dual credit courses; to repeal a statute relating to dual credit courses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Marty Harbin (R) Valencia Seay (D) Fran Millar (R) Charlie Bethel (R) Tyler Harper (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2015

SB 72: "Tanja's Law"; provide measure of equivalency in punishment of crimes committed against police dogs in performance of their official duties

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to provide a measure of equivalency in the punishment of crimes committed against police dogs in the performance of their official duties as to that of peace officers; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Valencia Seay (D) Fran Millar (R) Tyler Harper (R) Ross Tolleson (R) Hunter Hill (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2015

SB 112: Wildlife; general hunting provisions; prohibit the removal, transportation; game animal or game bird carcasses

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 27 of the O.C.G.A.d, relating to general hunting provisions, so as to prohibit the removal, transportation, storage, or processing of game animal or game bird carcasses except in compliance with applicable harvest recording and reporting laws and regulations of the Board of Natural Resources; 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 update provisions relating to applicability of regulations establishing criminal violations; to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to deer hunting, so as to repeal obsolete provisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Ellis Black (R) Tyler Harper (R) Tommie Williams (R) Ross Tolleson (R) Jack Hill (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2015

HB 353: Nonpublic postsecondary educational institutions; revise definitions; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1A of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to nonpublic postsecondary educational institutions; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act, so as to exempt the commission from the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Carl Rogers (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2015

SB 51: Pharmacists and Pharmacies; provide for substitutions of interchangeable biological products

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacists and pharmacies, so as to provide for substitutions of interchangeable biological products; to define certain terms; to provide for requirements and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Fran Millar (R) Charlie Bethel (R) Hunter Hill (R) Dean Burke (R) Brandon Beach (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2015

HB 328: Adult offenders; enact reforms recommended by Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10, Code Sections 17-10-7 and 42-9-45, Chapter 1 of Title 43, and Code Section 49-4-15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," repeat offenders and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles general rule-making authority, general provisions for professions and businesses, and fraud in obtaining public assistance, food stamps, or Medicaid; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chad Nimmer (R) Chuck Efstration (R) Rich Golick (R) Wendell Willard (R) Robert Dickey (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2015

SB 134: Speed Detection Devices; provide for a rebuttable presumption for law enforcement agencies' use of speed detection devices

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speed detection devices, so as to provide for a rebuttable presumption for law enforcement agencies' use of speed detection devices when fines are less than a certain percent of the agencies' operating budgets; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Marty Harbin (R) Ellis Black (R) Valencia Seay (D) Fran Millar (R) Tommie Williams (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2015

HB 429: Insurance; no health benefit plan shall restrict coverage for prescribed treatment based upon insured's diagnosis with a terminal condition; 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 that no health benefit plan shall restrict coverage for prescribed treatment based upon the insured's diagnosis with a terminal condition; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jason Shaw (R) Sam Teasley (R) Ron Stephens (R) Carl Rogers (R) Joe Wilkinson (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2015

HB 313: Public employees; limited paid leave for purpose of promoting education; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 20 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to leaves of absence for certain public employees, so as to authorize the application for limited paid leave for the purpose of promoting education in this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2015

HB 72: Crimes and offenses; protection of disabled adults and elder persons; expand and clarify

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16, Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 17, Chapter 5 of Title 30, and Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, general provisions for trial, protection of disabled adults and elder persons, and health, respectively, so as to expand and clarify protection of disabled adults and elder persons; to provide for and revise definitions; to repeal provisions relating to exclusion of evidence obtained during the execution of an inspection warrant; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Carolyn Hugley (D) Sharon Cooper (R) Stacey Abrams (D) Wendell Willard (R) Jan Jones (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2015

HB 470: The Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights; change certain provisions

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 change certain provisions relating to "The Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights"; to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers, so as to define certain terms; to impose certain requirements for the use of maximum allowable cost pricing by pharmacy benefits managers; to provide for enforcement of such requirements; to provide for requirements relating to in-person pharmacies; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
David Knight (R) Jason Shaw (R) Butch Parrish (R) Amy Carter (R) Greg Morris (R)
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