Rep. Sharon Cooper

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-7-12.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unlicensed personal care homes, so as to provide for criminal penalties for owning or operating an unlicensed personal care home; 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 13 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to controlled substances, so as to provide immunities from certain arrests, charges, or prosecutions for persons seeking medical assistance for a drug overdose; to amend Code Section 3-3-23 of the O.C.G.A., relating to furnishing to, purchase of, or possession by persons under 21 years of age of alcoholic beverages; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the General Assembly by general law may impose additional penalties or fees for the offense of reckless driving and may provide for the allocation of such additional penalties or fees to the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund, as provided by law, for the specified purpose of meeting any and all costs, or any portion of the costs, of providing care and rehabilitative services to citizens of this state who have survived neurotrauma with head or spinal cord injuries; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; 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 an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Cobb County, approved June 19, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 2075), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 30, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 3808), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for election and terms of office of subsequent members; 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 Kennesaw, approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4234), so as to change the provisions relating to the corporate limits of the city; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing March 12, 2014, as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Day at the capitol and honoring the Georgia Chapter of the ALS Association as the only charity in Georgia dedicating 100 percent to supporting ALS patients and their families; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing May 14, 2014, as Atrial Fibrillation Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to enact the "Therapeutic Cannabidiol Research Act of 2014"; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for state-wide expanded access clinical trials for cannabidiol for pediatric patients with severe forms of epilepsy; to provide for receipt and distribution of cannabidiol; to provide for an annual report; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Joyce Bias Norwood on the occasion of her retirement; and for other purposes.