Each week of the Georgia legislative session, our legislative liaison Scott Maxwell provides updates about bills related to public health.

Click here to download the update for the week ending Feb. 19, 2016.

Public Health bills being followed include HB 919 related to establishing rural health care organizations, HB 873 which is the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act, and HB 129 which would allow communities to impose or remove fluoride from the public water system under certain circumstances.