A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment security, so as to change the definition of employment to include services performed by an individual for wages unless the Department of Labor makes a contrary determination based upon evidence that such individual has been, and will continue to be, free from control or direction over the performance of such services; to provide for civil penalties; to prohibit retaliation by employers against individuals who report violations of or noncompliance with the "Employment Security Law"; to provide for a civil cause of action for retaliation by employers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored bills
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 36 and 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government and revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to provide for state and local excise taxes on communications services and to eliminate certain other state or local taxes, charges, or fees related to such services; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to exempt certain broadband equipment from sales and use tax; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the Department of Revenue and the state revenue commissioner; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 14, 2019, as New Americans Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to solid waste management, so as to provide for safe disposal of coal ash in municipal solid waste and commercial industrial solid waste landfills; to provide for definitions; to provide requirements for siting new or expanded landfills receiving coal combustion residuals; to provide for such landfills permitted prior to July 1, 2019; to provide for ground-water detection monitoring; 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 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for public assistance, so as to enact the "Child Support Cooperation Act of 2019"; to provide for legislative intent; to require individuals to cooperate with the child support enforcement program as a condition of eligibility for food stamps; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance (GMA); and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing March 19, 2019, as Georgia Hearing Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 26 and Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to pharmacists and pharmacies and health, respectively, so as to implement recommendations from the House Rural Development Council relating to health care issues; to revise provisions relative to pharmacy practices; to provide for and revise definitions; to revise provisions relative to credentialing and billing; to provide for the establishment of the Rural Center for Health Care Innovation and Sustainability; to revise provisions relative to certificate of need; to provide for the establishment of micro-hospitals; to provide for a grant program for insurance premium assistance for physicians practicing in medically underserved rural areas of the state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Glennville; to provide for boundaries and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, election management, terms, vacancies, compensation, expenses, qualifications, prohibitions, conflicts of interest, and suspension and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Jesup, approved December 16, 1937 (Ga. L. 1937-38 Ex. Sess., p. 1142), as amended, so as to provide for staggered terms for the board of commissioners; to provide for the conduct of municipal elections; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.