Sen. Gloria Butler

A RESOLUTION amending the Rules of the Senate; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending Representative Calvin Smyre for his induction into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-18-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to authority to establish state employees' health insurance plan, rules and regulations, general provisions of plan, and coverage for retiring and retired employees, so as to require the Board of Community Health to contract with at least two vendors to provide health insurance benefits under the state employees' health insurance plan; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending June R. Wood on the occasion of her retirement; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public officers and employees, so as to provide for a whistleblower hotline commission;to provide methods for the anonymous reporting of complaints and information of fraud, waste, and abuse of public funds by public officers or employees; to provide for the investigation of complaints and information of fraud, waste, and abuse of public funds by public officers or employees; to amend Code Section 50-18-72 of the O.C.G.A., relating to when public disclosure is not required, so as to provide for nondisclosure of records for a whistleblower hotline commission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for the authorization of appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; to provide for certain restrictions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-2-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to confidential taxpayer information, so as to allow the state revenue commissioner to provide members of a legislative study committee with such information; to provide for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7A-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to claiming and allowing low-income tax credits, so as to allow an individual with no taxable income to claim a 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 Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ethics in government, so as to require persons and corporations receiving compensation from government contracts to disclose contributions to any entity required to file disclosure reports; 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 Article 3 of Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bona fide coin operated amusement machines, so as to increase the number of Class B machines that can be operated at the same location; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.