Rep. Darlene Taylor

Maddy summaryThis is a symbolic House resolution (HR 1064), not a legislative bill with policy changes. It formally recognizes and commends Dr. Keisha Reneé Callins for her work as Chief Wellness Officer at Community Health Care Systems and her service on state health boards. The resolution honors her contributions to expanding women's healthcare access in rural Georgia and her community leadership. It includes no new laws or funding, serving only as a formal expression of appreciation to Dr. Callins.

Maddy summaryThis resolution (HR 1079) formally recognizes "Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation Day" at the Georgia State Capitol. It honors the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation (KGBF), a nonprofit established in 1978 that coordinates community clean-up, recycling, and beautification efforts across Georgia through nearly 70 local affiliates. The resolution highlights KGBF’s annual impact - such as engaging 100,000 volunteers yearly and returning $119 in statewide benefits for every $1 invested in the program - but does not create new laws, funding, or obligations. It is purely ceremonial, with no policy changes or direct effects on residents or government operations.

Maddy summaryThis is a symbolic resolution (not a law) passed by the Georgia House of Representatives to commend Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's Canines For Kids Program. It recognizes the program's work since 2009, where 16 trained facility dogs provide emotional support to pediatric patients across four hospitals. The resolution has no policy changes or funding impact - it simply expresses formal praise for the program's role in comforting young patients during medical treatments. The House adopted it as a gesture of appreciation with no new obligations for the state or program.

Maddy summaryHB 567 authorizes licensed dentists in Georgia to provide teledentistry services under specific regulations, directly affecting dentists, dental hygienists, and patients seeking remote dental care. The bill requires dentists to maintain a physical office in Georgia, establish a referral relationship with a local dentist for in-person care, and limit teledentistry to services like emergency evaluations, second opinions, and monitoring - excluding orthodontics or dental appliance delivery. It also mandates that insurance plans cover teledentistry services and defines key terms like "referred dentist" and "store and forward technologies" to ensure proper oversight. The law takes effect January 1, 2026, after being signed by the governor as Act 79.

Maddy summaryHB 584 transfers licensing and oversight of drug abuse treatment programs, narcotic treatment programs, community living arrangements, and adult residential mental health programs from Georgia's Department of Community Health to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. The bill establishes the new department as the authority for regulating these programs, including setting fees, enforcing standards, and conducting inspections. It updates definitions, requires annual reporting on treatment data, and ensures continuity for existing licenses through December 31, 2025. The law takes effect on January 1, 2026, and repeals conflicting provisions.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state employees' health insurance plan, so as to require that drugs dispensed to a covered person for self-administration under a state health plan be reimbursed using a transparent, index based price, plus a dispensing fee; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 49-4-159.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to coverage for continuous glucose monitors, so as to revise coverage criteria to include Medicaid recipients with gestational diabetes; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to revise a tax credit for certain medical preceptor rotations; to add dentistry; to increase the value of the tax credit; to revise definitions; to provide for an aggregate annual cap; to extend the sunset provision for such tax credit; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapters 14 and 41 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic stock and mutual insurers and captive insurance companies, respectively, so as to expand the lines of insurance or reinsurance in which a limited purpose subsidiary and captive insurance company may engage; to provide for definitions; 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 an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Thomasville to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., approved April 27, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3799), so as to revise provisions related to the expenditure of certain proceeds of such tax; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.