Georgia Rural Health Association Legislative Report
Georgia General Assembly 2013
January 18, 2013
Bill # Title Sponsor Last Action Status
HOUSE BILLS
HB 0003 Evidence; professional forestry; Department of Public Health; AIDS; provisions Willard, Wendell 51st 1/17/2013 10:11 House Second Readers
HB 0007 Penal institutions; use of restraints on pregnant female inmates under certain circumstances; prohibit Waites, Keisha 60th 11/26/2012 15:25 House Prefiled
HB 0008 Controlled substances; adopt and incorporate by reference certain drug-free zones Waites, Keisha 60th 11/26/2012 15:25 House Prefiled
HB 0014 Public benefits; no longer require applicant to establish United States citizenship repeatedly Buckner, Debbie 137th 11/28/2012 14:48 House Prefiled
HB 0048 Georgia's Return to Play Act of 2013; enact Mitchell, Billy 88th 1/16/2013 10:29 House Second Readers
HB 0050 Nurses; mandatory reporting; require Cooper, Sharon 43rd 1/16/2013 10:29 House Second Readers
HB 0051 Hospital Medicaid Financing Program Act; enact Hatchett, Matt 150th 1/16/2013 10:29 House Second Readers
HB 0057 Controlled substances; definition of Schedule I ; expand Ramsey, Matt 72nd 1/17/2013 10:11 House Second Readers
HB 0067 Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund; penalty assessments for additional violations; authorize Kidd, E. Culver "Rusty" 145th 1/17/2013 10:30 House First Readers
HB 0068 Physicians; continuing education requirements licensed to practice orthotics or prosthetics; revise provisions Kidd, E. Culver "Rusty" 145th 1/17/2013 10:30 House First Readers
HB 0073 Insurance; coverage for physician prescribed special dietary food; require Lindsey, Edward 54th 1/17/2013 10:30 House First Readers
HB 0074 Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Act; enact Lindsey, Edward 54th 1/17/2013 10:30 House First Readers
HB 0078 Crimes and offenses; protection of disabled adults and elder persons; change provisions Willard, Wendell 51st 1/17/2013 10:30 House First Readers
HB 0097 Minimum wage; substantive and comprehensive reform of provisions regarding the law; provide Brooks, Tyrone 55th 1/17/2013 13:37 House Hopper
HB 0101 Nonprofit organizations; exclude certain events from "food service establishment" definition Epps, Bubber 144th 1/17/2013 13:39 House Hopper
HB 0105 Supplemental appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013 Ralston, David 7th 1/17/2013 16:25 House Hopper
HB 0106 General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014 Ralston, David 7th 1/17/2013 16:26 House Hopper
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS
HR 0001 Horse racing; pari-mutuel wagering; provide - CA Geisinger, Harry 48th 11/15/2012 13:55 House Prefiled
HR 0003 Center for Women Policy Studies; commend Waites, Keisha 60th 1/16/2013 13:21 House Read and Adopted
HR 0024 General Assembly; additional penalties or fees for parking in spaces reserved for persons with disabilities; provide - CA Kidd, E. Culver "Rusty" 145th 1/17/2013 10:30 House First Readers
SENATE BILLS
SB 0010 Registered Professional Nurses; provide continuing competency requirements as a requirement for license renewal Carter, Buddy 1st 1/16/2013 10:28 Senate Read and Referred
SB 0013 Nurses; require mandatory reporting Carter, Buddy 1st 1/16/2013 10:28 Senate Read and Referred
SB 0014 Georgia Alzheimer's and Related Dementias State Plan Task Force; create Unterman, Renee 45th 1/17/2013 10:20 Senate Read and Referred
SB 0023 "Stacey Nicole English Act"; aid in the location of missing persons; incapacitated due to medical conditions; establish (PF) Davenport, Gail 44th 1/17/2013 12:06 Senate Hopper
SB 0024 "Hospital Medicaid Financing Program Act"; enact Bethel, Charlie 54th 1/17/2013 15:59 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
SB 0034 Public Order and Safety; unlawful for mentally incompetent person to possess a handgun; penalties James, Donzella 35th 1/15/2013 10:25 Senate Read and Referred
SB 0037 Abortion; change certain provisions relating to criminal abortion Orrock, Nan 36th 1/15/2013 10:25 Senate Read and Referred
SB 0038 Insurance; provide individual accident and sickness insurance policies in Georgia Orrock, Nan 36th 1/15/2013 10:25 Senate Read and Referred
SB 0046 Insurance; establish the Georgia Health Insurance Marketplace Authority Orrock, Nan 36th 1/15/2013 10:25 Senate Read and Referred
SB 0047 Insurance; provide each individual accident/sickness policy; coverage for treatment of dependent children with cancer/autism Fort, Vincent 39th 1/15/2013 10:25 Senate Read and Referred
SENATE RESOLUTIONS
SR 0012 Governor; urge to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act Henson, Steve 41st 1/15/2013 10:25 Senate Read and Referred
SR 0020 Autism Spectrum Disorders; request screening James, Donzella 35th 1/16/2013 10:28 Senate Read and Referred
Legislative Agenda