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introduced · Georgia · House Feb 2, 2016

HB 875: "Patient Access to Specialty Tier Drugs Act"; enact

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 require issuers of health benefit policies to provide certain information to enrollees and establish certain processes and limits relating to specialty drugs; to provide for a short title; to define terms; to provide specific requirements for issuers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sharon Cooper (R) Jason Shaw (R) Virgil Fludd (D) Lee Hawkins (R) Carl Rogers (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 1, 2016

HR 1179: Stone Mountain; preserve the natural areas; require State of Georgia - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to require the State of Georgia to preserve the natural areas at Stone Mountain; to provide access to Stone Mountain; to maintain an appropriate and suitable memorial to the Confederacy at Stone Mountain; to protect and preserve the carving on Stone Mountain; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 1, 2016

HB 861: Income tax credit; education expenses relating to educating children in home study programs; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, and computation of state income tax, so as to provide for an income tax credit with respect to education expenses relating to educating children in home study programs; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the state revenue commissioner with respect to the foregoing; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sam Teasley (R) Timothy Barr (R) Wes Cantrell (R) David Clark (R) Michael Caldwell (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 1, 2016

HB 858: Torts; property damage caused by the rescue or attempted rescue of dogs locked in motor vehicles; limit liability

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to torts, so as to limit liability for property damage caused by the rescue or attempted rescue of dogs locked in motor vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Michele Henson (D) Sharon Cooper (R) Tom McCall (R) Karla Drenner (D) Wes Cantrell (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 1, 2016

HB 854: State roads, bridges, or interchanges; road named for a veteran and whose name has been changed shall revert back to the name which such street or road was named on January 1, 1968; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 32-4-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to naming state roads, bridges, or interchanges, so as to provide that the name of any street or road under the jurisdiction of a political subdivision that, on January 1, 1968, was named for a veteran and whose name has been changed since such date shall on January 1, 2017, revert back to the name which such street or road was named on January 1, 1968, and shall not be subject to any further change; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 28, 2016

HB 842: Fireworks; distinguish between consumer fireworks retail sales facilities and consumer fireworks retail sales stands; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 25 and Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fireworks and general provisions regarding local government provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, respectively, so as to distinguish between consumer fireworks retail sales facilities and consumer fireworks retail sales stands; to revise definitions; to provide for the sale of consumer fireworks from temporary consumer fireworks retail sales facilities; to provide for licensing for a distributor selling consumer fireworks from a temporary consumer fireworks retail sales facility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tom Taylor (R) Beth Beskin (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 28, 2016

HB 841: Crimes and offenses; printed information on firearm safety given to applicants for a weapons carry license and renewal; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order and safety, so as to require that printed information on firearm safety be given to each applicant for a weapons carry license or renewal license; to provide for definitions; to provide that certain buyers of firearms receive from the seller printed information on firearm safety; to require a website on firearm safety by the commissioner of public safety; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Keisha Waites (D) Dee Dawkins-Haigler (D) Pat Gardner (D) Nikki Randall (D) Dewey McClain (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 28, 2016

HB 852: "Bridging the Military Health Care Gap Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public assistance, so as to provide that active duty service members with family members with special needs may use their state of legal residence to register their family members with special needs for a Medicaid waiver to include military families transitioning out of military service; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Carolyn Hugley (D) Pat Gardner (D) Debbie Buckner (D) Lee Hawkins (R) Stacey Abrams (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 28, 2016

HB 848: ''Blue Star Family Scholarship Act''; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to establish the Blue Star Family Scholarship Program for children of military service members; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for qualifications and requirements; to provide for management of accounts; to provide for participating schools; to provide for responsibilities of parents; to provide for duties of the Office of Student Achievement in administering the program; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Kevin Tanner (R) Mike Dudgeon (R) Trey Kelley (R) Barry Fleming (R) David Clark (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 28, 2016

HB 850: Elections; election day voter registration and voting; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide for election day voter registration and voting; to provide for procedures and methods; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Earnest Smith (D) Doreen Carter (D) Billy Mitchell (D) Rahn Mayo (D) Margaret Kaiser (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 28, 2016

HR 1160: Legislative, congressional, and Public Service Commission reapportionment; done by independent, nonpartisan commission; provide - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that legislative, congressional, and Public Service Commission reapportionment be done by an independent, nonpartisan commission instead of the General Assembly; to provide for the establishment of such commission; to provide for the qualifications and appointment of members of such commission; to provide for the filling of vacancies on the commission; to provide for powers, duties, and responsibilities of and resources for such commission; to provide for guidelines for reapportionment; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
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