HOUSE FIRST READERS IN SENATE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2022 TWENTIETH LEGISLATIVE DAY

HB 500.

By Representatives Burchett of the 176th, Blackmon of the 146th, Dickey of the 140th, Rhodes of the 120th and Watson of the 172nd:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-1-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Georgia Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act," so as to provide for a second round of funding and period for applications; to increase an application fee and provide for an annual maintenance fee; to change certain reporting requirements; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB 1086. By Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Cooper of the 43rd, Hutchinson of the 107th, Newton of the 123rd and Drenner of the 85th:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-7-18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to influenza vaccinations for discharged patients aged 65 and older, vaccinations or other measures for health care workers in hospitals, immunity from liability, and standing orders, so as to lower the age to 50 years old for hospitals to offer inpatients vaccinations for the influenza virus prior to discharge; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB 1092. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Dempsey of the 13th, Smith of the 70th, Anulewicz of the 42nd, Paris of the 142nd and others:

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to arrest by law enforcement officers generally, so as to revise provisions relating to the arrests of pregnant women; to provide that women who have been arrested are offered pregnancy testing upon detention; to enact a provision regarding delayed sentencing for postpartum female inmates; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inmate policies, so as to revise provisions relating to the treatment of pregnant and postpartum female inmates; to provide for the reporting of certain information; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 1146. By Representatives Lott of the 122nd, Collins of the 68th, Hitchens of the 161st, Lumsden of the 12th and McDonald of the 26th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for vehicles operated by certain law enforcement to be equipped with flashing or revolving lights which are primarily blue in color; to remove a restriction relating to motor vehicles of the Georgia State Patrol; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
HB 1148. By Representatives Rhodes of the 120th, Corbett of the 174th, LaHood of the 175th, Knight of the 130th and Ridley of the 6th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 27-5-2.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to possession of cervid carcasses, so as to remove definitions; to amend which cervid parts may be brought in from outside of Georgia; to authorize the Department of Natural Resources to restrict the movement or transport of cervid carcasses, or carcass parts, upon detection of chronic wasting disease in certain places; to provide for enforcement of violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
HB 1192. By Representatives Cooper of the 43rd, Parrish of the 158th, Anulewicz of the 42nd, Hawkins of the 27th and Gaines of the 117th:
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 require the Department of Community Health to submit a Section 1115 waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a demonstration project to provide treatment services under Medicaid to persons in this state living with HIV; to provide for implementation upon approval; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
HB 1195. By Representatives Lumsden of the 12th, Collins of the 68th, Fleming of the 121st, Anderson of the 10th and Williams of the 145th:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 85 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to interlocal risk management agencies in local government, so as to provide that audits of funds may be conducted in accordance with statutory accounting principles; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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