Rep. Jesse Petrea
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Georgia 2017-2018 Regular Session
Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act; training of proxy caregivers; provisions [HB-486]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-26-12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exceptions to operation of the Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act and burden of proof, so as to provide for training of proxy caregivers; to provide for selection of curricula by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities; to provide for select providers to train proxy caregivers in accordance with selected curriculum; to provide for professional delegation exceptions; to revise good faith efforts;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Kirby
House Date Signed By Governor on 05/08/2017
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Postsecondary institutions; reporting and investigation of certain crimes by officials and employees; provide manner [HB-51]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions, so as to provide for the manner of reporting and investigation of certain crimes by officials and employees of postsecondary institutions in this state; to provide for a definition; to provide for penalties for violations; to provide for exceptions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Trey Kelley
Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted on 01/09/2018
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Georgia 2017-2018 Regular Session
Chatham-Savannah Youth Futures Authority; repeal Act [HB-514]
[Children and Youth ]
[Community Development ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the Chatham-Savannah Youth Futures Authority, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L.1988, p. 3743), as amended; to provide for the assets and liabilities thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Stephens
Effective Date on 07/01/2017
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Georgia 2017-2018 Regular Session
Chatham County; Recorder's Court; revise responsibilities of chief judge; provisions [HB-572]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a chief judge of the Recorder's Court of Chatham County, approved March 31, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5156), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 3557), so as to revise the responsibilities of the chief judge; to revise the method of selection of the chief judge; to provide for a court administrator; to provide for the hiring and discharge of same; to provide for the court administrator's responsibilities; to require the court administrator to provide a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Stephens
House Date Signed By Governor on 05/04/2017
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Georgia 2017-2018 Regular Session
Skidaway Island, City of; incorporate [HB-618]
[Community Development ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Skidaway Island; to provide for a charter for the City of Skidaway Island; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, method of filling vacancies, compensation, qualifications, prohibitions, and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum; to provide for contingent effective dates; to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jesse Petrea
Effective Date on 05/07/2018
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Georgia 2017-2018 Regular Session
Firearms; providing to person on probation as a felony first offender; make unlawful [HB-657]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to make unlawful the knowing and intentional provision of any firearm for the purpose of providing such firearm to any person known to be on probation as a felony first offender or to have been convicted of a felony; to provide for criminal penalties; to clarify that affirmative confirmation by firearm provider is not required; to provide
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Powell
Effective Date on 07/01/2018
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Georgia 2017-2018 Regular Session
Banking and finance; money transmission transactions by financial institutions; provide certain fees [HB-66]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to sale of payment instruments, so as to provide for the imposition of certain fees upon money transmission transactions completed by financial institutions for individuals; to provide for compensation to financial institutions for reporting and paying fees; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to income tax returns and furnishing of information, so as to provide for a tax credit for residents in the amount of certain
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Clark
House Second Readers on 01/24/2017
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Georgia 2017-2018 Regular Session
Georgia Pre-Arrest Diversion for Drug and Mental Health Treatment Act; enact [HB-716]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to enact the "Georgia Pre-Arrest Diversion for Drug and Mental Health Treatment Act"; to amend Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide for self-referral to law enforcement officers and agencies by persons seeking treatment for drug or alcohol abuse or dependence or mental health issues; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding controlled substances; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jimmy Pruett
House Second Readers on 01/23/2018
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Income tax credit; employers who hire certain veterans for full-time jobs; provide [HB-72]
[Taxes ]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, and computation of and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to create an income tax credit for employers who hire certain veterans for full-time jobs; to provide for rules and regulations related to such income tax credit; to provide for certain conditions and limitations; to require annual reporting of certain statistics related to such credit; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date and applicability;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Trey Kelley
House Second Readers on 01/25/2017
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Georgia 2017-2018 Regular Session
Law enforcement; court-ordered blood tests for protection of officers who have significant exposure to HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C; provisions [HB-737]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide for court ordered blood tests of source individuals for the protection of law enforcement officers who have a significant exposure to HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C; to provide for the arrangement of the tests by the Department of Public Health; to provide for involuntary submission; to prohibit use of such test in a criminal proceeding; to amend Code Section 31-22-9.2 of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Powell
House Committee Favorably Reported on 02/05/2018