Georgia Bills

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 11, 2016

HR 906: State of Georgia; consider devastation caused by pit bull attacks when crafting legislation regulating dogs so as not to impose on local government that choose to regulate those dogs for the safety of the community; urge

A RESOLUTION urging the State of Georgia to consider the devastation caused by pit bull attacks when crafting legislation regulating dogs so as not to impose on local governments that choose to regulate those dogs for the safety of the community; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 11, 2016

HB 695: Health; provide for office based surgery procedures; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for office based surgery procedures; to provide for definitions; to provide for exemptions; to provide for application of procedures; to provide for accreditation or certification requirements; to provide for competency standards; to provide for sedation assessment and management; to provide for separation of surgical and monitoring functions; to provide for emergency care and transfer protocols; to provide for medical record requirements; to provide for standards of practice; to provide for adverse events and advertising requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 11, 2016

HB 694: Disclosure of Health Care Fees Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for disclosure of health care fees; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for disclosures by health care providers; to provide for certain notices; to provide for penalties; to provide for prohibitions for filing credit reports and violation penalties; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 11, 2016

HB 696: Human Resources, Department of; conduct criminal background investigations as required by Department of Juvenile Justice and Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the Department of Human Resources, so as to provide that the department shall, upon request, conduct criminal background investigations as required by the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities; to provide for the issuance and use of such certification; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 11, 2016

HB 698: Retirement; no public retirement system shall invest funds in companies producing songs using certain racist or obscene lyrics; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to retirement and pensions, so as to provide that no public retirement system shall invest funds in companies producing songs using certain racist or obscene lyrics; to provide for divestiture of such investments; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 11, 2016

HR 864: Local boards of education; impose, levy and collect development impact fees and use proceeds to pay for a share of the cost of additional educational facilities; authorize General Assembly - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the General Assembly may by general law authorize local boards of education to impose, levy, and collect development impact fees and use the proceeds to pay for a share of the cost of additional educational facilities; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 11, 2016

HB 700: Therapy; services under Medicaid for children with disabilities; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7C of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to therapy services for children with disabilities, so as to revise provisions relating to therapy services under Medicaid for children with disabilities; to provide for requirements relating to the Children's Intervention Services Program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · Senate Jan 7, 2016

SB 257: Firearms; prohibit the purchase by person currently a party to proceeding under Chapter 5 of Title 19 (divorce proceeding) (PF)

PF A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to prohibit the purchase of a firearm by any person who is currently a party to a proceeding instituted under Chapter 5 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated without permission of the presiding judge; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · Senate Jan 4, 2016

SR 676: Senate Rules; open meetings; amend (PF)

PF: A RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the Senate; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · Senate Jan 4, 2016

SR 677: Senate Rules; conference committee reports, distribution, and time of consideration; amend (PF)

PF: A RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the Senate; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Dec 29, 2015

HB 721: Fireworks; sale, use, or explosion thereof; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 25 of the O.C.G.A., relating to regulation of fireworks, so as to revise provisions relating to the sale, use, or explosion thereof; to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to revise local governments' role in regulating or prohibiting the sale, use, or explosion of consumer fireworks; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Dec 21, 2015

HR 964: Re-creation of previously existing county merged into another county; may be accomplished by law; provide - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to provide that the re-creation of a previously existing county which was merged into another county may be accomplished by law, subject to the approval of the voters therein and subject to certain conditions; to provide for the status and effect of the implementing law; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

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