Sen. Jeff Mullis

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to provide for pari-mutuel horse racing in this state at a limited number of licensed equestrian centers; to create the Georgia Horse Racing Commission; to provide for the comprehensive regulation of pari-mutuel and related activities; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to enter into the Interstate Compact on Licensure of Participants in Live Racing with Pari-mutuel Wagering; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; 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 insurance generally, so as to modernize the Georgia Telemedicine Act; to rename the Telemedicine Act the Telehealth Act; to revise the definition of telemedicine; to provide a definition of telehealth; to prohibit insurers from requiring insureds to use telemedicine; to provide for pay equity for health care providers using telemedicine; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5C of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alternative ad valorem tax on motor vehicles, so as to provide that the transfer of a title between legal entities owned by the same person does not constitute a taxable event; 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 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state and other flags, so as to designate the Honor and Remember flag as the state's emblem of the service and sacrifice of the members of the armed forces; to provide for the display of the Honor and Remember flag at designated state-owned properties on certain designated days; to provide that such flags are manufactured in the United States; to provide that local governments may display the Honor and Remember flag; to provide for the adoption of guidelines for the display of such flags; to provide for the procurement and distribution of such flags; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to workers' compensation, so as to change certain provisions related to workers' compensation administration and benefits; to change certain provisions relating to the eligibility for appointment as administrative law judge emeritus of the State Board of Workers' Compensation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Child Custody Intrastate Jurisdiction Act, so as to provide that a party may bring a counterclaim for contempt or enforcement of a child custody order or for modification of legal or physical custody in response to a complaint seeking a change of legal or physical custody; to revise definitions; to provide that a party may make a cross-motion or counterclaim for contempt or enforcement of a child custody order in response to a motion for contempt or enforcement of a custody order; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to provide certain benefits to disabled first responders; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., so as to provide for a free license plate for certain disabled first responders; to amend Code Section 48-5C-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to alternative ad valorem tax on motor vehicles; to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to computation of net income, so as to exempt disability payments to certain disabled first responders from state income tax; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Medical Practice Act of the State of Georgia," so as to provide for telemedicine licenses for physicians licensed in other states to engage in the practice of medicine with patients in this state through telemedicine; to provide for requirements for issuance of a telemedicine license; to provide for restrictions; to provide for notice of restrictions placed on a license by another state; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for revocation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to enter into an interstate compact known as the "Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act"; to authorize the Georgia Composite Medical Board to administer the compact in this state; to require fingerprint records checks; to provide for application of an expedited license; to provide for a coordinated information system; to provide for joint investigations and discipline; to provide for a commission to administer the compact among the member states; to provide for dispute resolution; to provide for withdrawal from the compact; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 10 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to capital outlay funds for elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for eligibility for regular funding, advance funding, and low-wealth capital outlay funding for educational facilities that are extensively destroyed or damaged by a fire or natural disaster to concurrently repair, update, or replace the portion of any such facility that was not destroyed or damaged; to provide an additional path for eligibility for local school systems for low-wealth capital outlay funding; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.