Rep. Chuck Efstration

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for the nonpartisan election of judges of probate courts, chief magistrate judges, and certain other magistrate judges; to provide that elections for a municipal judge shall be nonpartisan; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for consumer protections regarding health insurance; to provide for definitions; to provide for disclosure requirements of providers, hospitals, and insurers; to provide for billing, reimbursement, and arbitration of certain services; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending the State of Israel and condemning anti-Semitism in all its forms; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION congratulating NSPIRE Outreach on the grand occasion of its 20th anniversary; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 9, 15, 16, 17, and 41 of the O.C.G.A., relating to civil practice, courts, crimes and offenses, criminal procedure, and nuisances, respectively, so as to provide additional safeguards and protections against human trafficking; to authorize DFCS to provide care and supervision to children who are victims of human trafficking; to expand prohibitions against trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude; to revise the definition of prostitution; to increase the penalties for certain sexual offenses; to repeal the crime of pandering by compulsion; to provide that the use of certain property in connection with human trafficking constitutes a nuisance and to provide for what constitutes notice of such use; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 7 of Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards; to amend Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia State Indemnification Fund; so as to provide that certain federal law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty while performing law enforcement services within this state may apply for indemnification under the Georgia State Indemnification Fund consistent with Article III, Section VI, Paragraph VI(e)(1) of the Georgia Constitution; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing Arthur Blank for his vision in bringing Atlanta United to Atlanta and commending Atlanta United for winning the 2018 MLS Cup; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of the Juvenile Code, so as to change provisions relating to conduct of hearings; to limit the use of restraints on a child in the courtroom; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION to provide for a reduction in the highest personal and corporate income tax rates by 0.25 percent through ratification of the contingent effective date language in subsection (c) of Section 3-1 of the Act approved March 2, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 8), which reduced the highest personal and corporate income tax rates; to provide for related matters; and for other purposes.