A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 46-5-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exercise of power of eminent domain by telephone companies, placement of posts and other fixtures, regulation of construction of fixtures, posts, and wires near railroad tracks, liability of telephone companies for damages, required information, and due compensation, so as to specify the accounts or portions thereof considered to be included as part of the term "actual recurring local service revenues"; to provide for a definition; to provide for the due compensation to be paid by telephone companies that do not have certain end user customers; to revise terminology for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Rep. Lee Hawkins
Sponsored bills
A RESOLUTION commending Cadet Bryton Wenzel of the University of North Georgia; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for the regulation and licensure of bodywork therapists; to require reporting of violations of Chapter 24A; to amend Code Section 16-5-47 of the O.C.G.A., relating to posting model notice with human trafficking hotline information in businesses and on Internet; to amend Code Section 48-13-9 of the O.C.G.A., relating to limitation on authority of local government to impose regulatory fee, examples of those which may be subject to fees, and individuals and entities not subject to fees, so as to provide that certain health care professions are not subject to regulatory fees by local governments; 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 Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to schedules, offenses, and penalties regarding the regulation of controlled substances, so as to prohibit the sale to and by minors of drug products containing dextromethorphan; to provide for definitions; to provide for proper identification; to provide for penalties; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date and applicability; 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 recognizing February 13, 2018, as Emergency Medical Services Recognition Day at the state capitol and commending the emergency medical services professionals of Georgia; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the O.C.G.A., relating to prohibited acts involving alcoholic beverages, so as to provide for a social host's criminal responsibility; to provide for exceptions; to expand criminal responsibility for providing or allowing individuals under 21 years of age to consume alcoholic beverages; to provide for penalties and conditional discharge; to amend Code Section 17-4-23 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the procedure for arrest by citation for motor vehicle violations, so as to allow for arrest by citation for a social hosting offense; to amend Code Section 35-3-37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal history information, so as to allow for record restriction when an individual is given a conditional discharge for a social hosting offense; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION congratulating Paulette and Jimmy Cantrell on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION commending the YMCAs of Georgia for the important work they do in communities across the state promoting a healthy spirit, mind, and body; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION commending the member dentists of the Georgia Dental Association and recognizing February 7, 2018, as Georgia Dental Association Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.