Rep. Richard Smith

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to life insurance, so as to provide for unclaimed life insurance benefits provisions; to provide for a short title; to provide for a purpose; to provide for definitions; to provide for insurer conduct; to provide for insurer unclaimed property reporting; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for the Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority, so as to provide that the authority shall have the power to provide benefit programs to its officers, employees, and other agents, including a retirement plan and a group insurance plan; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employee Benefit Plan Council, so as to extend the option to elect coverage in the program to the authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-2-24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Commissioner's enforcement of the title rules, regulations, and orders, issuance of orders without hearings, civil actions, criminal violations, and penalties relative to insurance, so as to clarify persons under the authority of the Commissioner and subject to penalties under Title 33; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as change certain provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations related to advanced broadband collocation; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to make changes related to streamlined processing; to standardize certain procedures related to new wireless facilities; to place limitations on the time allowed for the review of new wireless facilities; to limit fees charged for review of wireless facilities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act authorizing the Recorder's Court of Columbus, Georgia, to impose and collect a technology fee for each fine imposed, approved May 7, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4414), so as to increase the amount of such fee; to repeal an automatic repeal of such Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to interest and usury generally, so as to clarify that the term "interest" does not include certain fees agreed upon by a financial institution and a depositor in a written agreement between the parties; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding insurance generally, so as to require that a health benefit policy that provides coverage for intravenously administered or injected chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer shall provide coverage no less favorable for orally administered chemotherapy; to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide prohibited actions; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend a general Act entitled "An Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the superior courts," approved March 27, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 205), so as to provide for the selection of the chief judge of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit; to provide for terms of office; to provide for filling vacancies in such office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for an additional judge of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit and Oconee Judicial Circuit, approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 570), so as to change the date of election of such additional judges; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing May 11-17, 2014, as Food Allergy Awareness Week at the state capitol; and for other purposes.