Scott Maxwell, legislative liaison for GPHA, provides a weekly update about Georgia legislative activity. The following public health bills saw some action in the legislature this week:
- HB 219, Exempt Certain Private Swimming Pools from Inspection and Licensing
- HB 726, Excise Tax; Tobacco Products; Clarify Certain Charges
- HB 859, Authorize Certain Weapons on Postsecondary Education Property
- HB 885, Repeal Statute; Counties to Create a County Board of Health and Wellness
- HB 902, Influenza Disease Education in Assisted Living Communities
- HB 1058, Revise Various Statutes Relating to HIV and AIDS
- SB 35, Penalty Leaving Child in Certain Motor Vehicles