Rep. Sharon Cooper

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to reinstate a pilot program to provide coverage for bariatric surgical procedures for the treatment and management of obesity and related conditions; to provide for automatic repeal; 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 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant generally, so as to prohibit retaliation by a landlord against a tenant for taking certain actions; to provide for circumstances that are not considered retaliation; to provide for remedies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION supporting the creation of the State of Georgia Council on Respiratory Health Promotion; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-161 of the O.C.G.A., relating to definitions relative to setoff debt collection, to provide for the definition of debt owed and collectable through setoff of income tax refunds to include civil monetary penalties for certain traffic law violations; to amend Article 8 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to school buses, so as to distinguish between violations of prohibition on overtaking a school bus as criminal and civil; to provide for notice of such violations when evidenced through a video recording device; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; 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 RESOLUTION recognizing August as Shingles Awareness and Improvement Month; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending the Nation of Israel for its cordial and mutually beneficial relationship with the United States and the State of Georgia; 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 RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Lights of Love event at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; 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 require insurers to develop selection standards for provider participation; to provide for definitions; to provide for tiered network standards; to provide for certain insurer notifications prior to provider termination from a tiered network; to provide for appeal process and requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.