- SB 3Hunting; provide for veterans' lifetime sportsman's license; fees
- (5) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:NR&E
- HC:
Status:01/14/08 - Senate Recommitted - SB 23Criminal Sentencing Procedure; probation/suspension; court may inquire/consider the legality of prisoner's presence in United States
- (4) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 25License Plates; driver's license; issuance; payment/disposition of fees; proof of citizenship
- (5) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:PUB SAF
- HC:
Status:02/13/08 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported - SB 50Notaries Public; shall be legal resident of United States; provide penalty
- (3) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 81Special Licenses; 100 years of scouting; Boy Scouts of America
- (4) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 100Crime; knowingly manufacturing, selling, or distributing false identification documents; increase certain penalties
- (3) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 109Insurance; definitions; include plan administrators in prompt pay requirements
- (4) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 123Local Boards of Education; require twins placed in same classroom if parent requests
- (3) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 156Retirement; counties, municipal corporations; post-employment benefits; define certain terms
- (3) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 166Driver Services, Dept. of; add approved virtual courses; under the age of 25 years
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:I&L
- HC:
Status:02/20/07 - Senate Read and Referred - SB 204Health; board for distribution/delivery of dead bodies; change certain provisions
- (5) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 236Georgia Personal Identity Protection Act; state agencies; breach of security; personal information
- (5) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 292Commercial Shrimping; opening of certain waters under certain conditions; change provisions
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:NR&E
- HC:
Status:03/01/07 - Senate Read and Referred - SB 313Physicians; Composite State Board of Medical Examiners; enter into a contract with a nonprofit corporation; impaired physician program
- (4) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:H&HS
- HC:
Status:03/27/07 - Senate Read and Referred - SB 315Driver's Licenses; abolish Ga. Driver's Education Commission; transfer purposes/duties to State Board of Education
- (2) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 335State Agencies; designate English as official language; prohibit requiring employees to speak/learn any other languages for employment (PF)
- (4) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:PUB SAF
- HC:
Status:02/21/08 - Senate Read Second Time - SB 338Insurance; prohibit prior authorization for a prescription drug which manufacturer provides to community pharmacy; definitions (PF)
- (2) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:I&L
- HC:
Status:01/16/08 - Senate Read and Referred - SB 341Council on Aging; assign additional duties; produce a report; appointment of advisory committees
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 346Medical Care Professionals; providing services at free health clinics; receive compensation
- (2) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:I&L
- HC:
Status:01/17/08 - Senate Read and Referred - SB 363Dentists/Dental Hygienists; provide advanced dental education programs; revisions
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 380Insurance; provide for filing requirements for health insurance rates; change definitional limits of small groups
- (4) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:I&L
- HC:
Status:01/30/08 - Senate Read and Referred - SB 387Absentee Ballots; allow electors to request/cast without stating a reason; allow electronic submission of requests by certain electors
- (6) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 395Indigent/Elderly Patients; establish safety net clinic grant program; provide definitions; purpose; eligibility; requirements
- (5) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 404Georgia Health Marketplace Act; provide access to health care products for Georgia consumers; provide for definitions; membership; powers
- (6) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 405Georgia Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; enactment; definitions; provide for anatomical gift
- (5) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 418Georgia Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Act; definitions; provide for standards for testing cigarettes; written certification
- (2) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 421False Identification Documents; change penalties based upon the age of the convicted person/nature of crime
- (4) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 522Wild Animals; licenses/permits; revise certain provisions
- (4) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 533Seafood; provide for regulations; require certain disclosures; definitions
- (2) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:AG&CA
- HC:
Status:03/06/08 - Senate Read Second Time - SR 6State Children's Health Insurance Plan; urge U.S. Congress to provide funding and ensure reauthorization (PF)
- (6) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:
- HC:Rules
Status:01/11/07 - House Read and Referred - SR 123U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; urged to begin study of the costs/effects of raising the full pool for Lake Lanier
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:NR&E
- HC:
Status:02/13/07 - Senate Passed/Adopted - SR 152Gainesville-Hall County Day; recognize
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 155Adams, Mrs. Juanita K.; recognize
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 238Pilgrim's Pride Corporation; recognize
- (2) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 242Georgia Board for Physician Workforce; recognize
- (2) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 276Dental Hygienists' Appreciation Day; recognize
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 394Northeast Georgia Plastic Surgery Associated; commend
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 511Wilkes, Dustin; commend
- (2) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 512Braswell, DDS; McLaurin, DMD; Weinman, DDS; Winston, DDS; recognize
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 590Senate Aides; commend
- (6) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 591Senate Interns; commend
- (6) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 594Clark III, Dr. S. William; commend
- (3) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 600East Hall High School Vikings Girls Basketball Team; recognize
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 728Goods News Clinic in Gainesville, Ga; recognize
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 729Health Access Initiative in Hall County, Ga; commend
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 794Hooper, Jr., Chief Roy Franklin; commend
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 795Cronic, Sheriff Steve; commend
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 816Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA); recognize
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 892Georgia Physicians Leadership Academy; inaugural class members; commend
- (2) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 923Dental Hygenists' Appreciation Day; recognize
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 959Jolley, Rachael Allison; Outstanding Scholar; commend
- (2) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 960Hendricks, Jeffrey Lynn; Outstanding Scholar; commend
- (2) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 1022Partnership for Health and Accountability; commend
- (4) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 1052Endangered Species Act of 1973; urged to be amended and congressional House Resolution 3847 be passed
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:NR&E
- HC:
Status:03/11/08 - Senate Passed/Adopted - SR 1112Niekro, Phil; recognize
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 1115Miller, Meleah; recognize
- (2) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 1193Chapman, Jr., Dr. Jack M.; recognize
- (1) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 1202Surgeon General of the Army and the Chief, National Guard Bureau; urged to change existing policy; Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery
- (3) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:RULES
- HC:
Status:04/02/08 - Senate Passed/Adopted - SR 1245Robertson-Tillman, Mrs. Wilma Floey; condolences
- (2) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 1285Senate Prior Approval and Prescription Drugs Study Committee; create
- (3) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:RULES
- HC:
Status:04/02/08 - Senate Passed/Adopted - HB 180Prescription drugs; sold by certain Georgia companies; access restrictions; prohibit
- Hawkins,Lee 49th - (Senate Sponsor)
- HB 221Professional malpractice charges; affidavit; change certain provisions
- Hawkins,Lee 49th - (Senate Sponsor)
- HB 279Katie Beckett waiver program; eligibility; certain children; require certain procedures
- Hawkins,Lee 49th - (Senate Sponsor)
- HB 367Generic drugs; health insurance coverage; provisions
- Hawkins,Lee 49th - (Senate Sponsor)
- HB 433Meat and dairy processing plants; licenses; change certain provisions
- Hawkins,Lee 49th - (Senate Sponsor)
- HB 1042Prescription drugs; pharmacists; provisions
- Hawkins,Lee 49th - (Senate Sponsor)
- SB 9Grade Integrity Act; provide ethical violation reportable to Professional Standards Commission; statutory construction
- (16) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 21Crimes; person convicted of murder against peace officer, corrections employee, or firefighter; official duties; change punishment
- (10) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:JUDY
- HC:
Status:01/10/07 - Senate Read and Referred - SB 39Charter Systems Act; establishment of charter schools; revise/add definitions; Charter Advisory Committee
- (19) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 53Health Planning; exemptions; acute cancer hospitals
- (17) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:H&HS
- HC:
Status:01/26/07 - Senate Read and Referred - SB 60Georgia Trauma Commission; establish
- (21) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 66Abortion; medical equipment for facilities; procedures
- (11) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:H&HS
- HC:
Status:01/14/08 - Senate Recommitted - SB 67Superior Courts; specify costs not be considered contingent expenses
- (16) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 68Career Academies Act; disbursement of funds by the State Board of Technical and Adult Education; charter schools
- (8) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 72Quality Basic Education Act; authorize the employment of school administrative managers to conduct the financial/business affairs
- (11) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 74Returning Hero Education Act; admission standards for certain combat veterans
- (28) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:H ED
- HC:
Status:01/29/07 - Senate Read and Referred - SB 86Safety Belts; passenger vehicles; eliminate certain exceptions to the required use
- (11) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 145Crime and Sentencing; persons convicted of murder; imposition of life without parole
- (13) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 148Saving the Cure Act; create the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Bank for postnatal tissue and fluid; Georgia Commission for Saving the Cure
- (16) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 154Municipal Corporations; agreements with solid waste collection firms; territory annexed/incorporated
- (9) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 164Certificate of Need Reformation Act; extensive revision of the certificate of need program
- (11) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:H&HS
- HC:
Status:02/14/07 - Senate Read and Referred - SB 249Sexual Offender Registration Review Board; register with sheriff of any county where offender resides
- (10) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 340Counties; municipal corporations; prohibit sanctuary policies by local government entities
- (10) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 351Joint State-wide Water Planning Oversight Committee; members; powers; duties; provide
- (8) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 352Government; legislative override; change certain exemptions
- (12) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 353Public Hospital Integrity Act; certain individuals shall not serve on hospital authority board managing a hospital on behalf of a hospital authority
- (17) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 383Ga. Affordable HSA Eligible High Deductible Health Plan; Insurance Commissioner; adopt policies to promote, approve, and encourage
- (13) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 449Landowners Protection Act of 2008; limit liability of certain landowners; who permit hunting on their property or allowing for agritourism
- (9) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 484State Purchasing; funds appropriated to state's budget units; dedicated to projects/contracts involving small businesses
- (9) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:ECD
- HC:
Status:02/26/08 - Senate Read Second Time - SB 496Mortgage Businesses; prohibit soliciting or facilitating fraudulent appraisal of value of property offered as security for mortgage/loan
- (33) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 507Public Assistance; basic therapy services for children with disabilities; establish requirements; definitions
- (34) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 531Foreclosure; conduct by the current owner/holder
of mortgage; require
- (17) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SB 562Alcoholic Beverages; cancellation of licenses to sell upon conviction of providing alcoholic beverages to person under 21 years of age
- (19) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:RI&Util
- HC:
Status:03/27/08 - Senate Read and Referred - SR 4Electoral Process; right to register and vote; procedures (CA) PF
- (10) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:SLGO
- HC:
Status:01/11/07 - Senate Read and Referred - SR 5Taxpayers' Dividend Act; restrict amendments that increase appropriations made by General Appropriations Act (CA) PF
- (16) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:FIN
- HC:
Status:01/14/08 - Senate Recommitted - SR 29Sportsmen's Day at the Capitol; proclaim January 10
- (13) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 33Beck, Ray; condolences
- (12) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 74General Assembly Fiscal Office Maintenance Staff; commend
- (29) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 99Home School Day at the Capitol
- (21) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 101Lesser, Mr. Craig; recognize
- (11) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 111National Federation of Independent Business in Georgia; recognize
- (17) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 131Ronald Reagan Day; recognize
- (20) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 135Forestry Day at the Capitol; recognize
- (14) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 252Emergency Medical Services Recognition Day; commend
- (8) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 269Georgia Chamber of Commerce Business Day; recognize
- (23) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 270Zell Bryan Miller; urging Capitol Arts Standards Commission to authorize the placement of statue on grounds of the State Capitol Building
- (15) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:SI&P
- HC:
Status:03/27/07 - Senate Passed/Adopted - SR 278U.S. Rep. Charles Whitlow Norwood, Jr., D.D.S.; commend
- (16) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 279Senate; provide four-year terms of office for members CA
- (13) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 282Georgia One Tax; prohibit subsequent imposition of state ad valorem taxes/state income taxes; comprehensive consumption tax - CA
- (9) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:FIN
- HC:
Status:02/20/07 - Senate Read and Referred - SR 403EMS Recruitment, Retention, and Retirement; create Senate Study Committee
- (15) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:PS&HS
- HC:
Status:04/19/07 - Senate Passed/Adopted - SR 548Gordon, Susan; recognize
- (40) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 646President/U.S. Congress urged to adopt/implement federal immigration/border security plan
- (11) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:RULES
- HC:
Status:04/19/07 - Senate Passed/Adopted - SR 677Boards of Trustees; various retirement systems in the state; urged not to invest in companies included in terrorism sanctions
- (20) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:
- HC:Ret
Status:01/14/08 - House Second Readers - SR 686Ad valorem taxation; freezing values of existing residential real property;
provide conditions/limitations-CA (PF)
- (19) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 687Ad valorem taxation; local replacement option; provide for procedures, conditions, and limitation-CA
- (8) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:FIN
- HC:
Status:02/05/08 - Senate Read Second Time - SR 705Ronald Reagan Day; recognize February 6, 2008
- (13) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 722Grady Oversight Committee; create; Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority,
Grady Health System, and Henry W. Grady Memorial Hospital; review
- (18) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 780Hill, Rev. Matthew; honoring
- (25) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 788Brain Injury Related Neurobehavioral Issues; create Senate Study Committee
- (14) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:H&HS
- HC:
Status:04/02/08 - Senate Passed/Adopted - SR 790Rural Health Day; recognize February 12, 2008
- (8) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 796Ad valorem tax reform; freeze valuation of real property except certain adjustments; procedures, conditions, limitations for cert. increases-CA
- (12) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 800Lakly, Mr. Daniel J.; condolences
- (10) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 822Georgia-North Carolina and Georgia-Tennessee Boundary Line Commission; create; appointment
- (37) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 965Taxpayer Dividend Amendment of 2008; income tax relief in the event of budget surplus; definitions; provide for excess revenues-CA
- (10) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:FIN
- HC:
Status:02/19/08 - Senate Read and Referred - SR 983Bullock, III, Dr. Charles S.; recognize
- (32) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 1011President/U.S. Congress; urged to review conviction/incarceration of former agents Ignacio "Nacho" Ramos/Jose Alonso Compean
- (10) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:I COOP
- HC:
Status:03/11/08 - Senate Passed/Adopted - SR 1188Senate Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias Study Committee; create
- (17) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:RULES
- HC:
Status:04/02/08 - Senate Passed/Adopted - SR 1220Clough, Dr. G. Wayne; commend
- (18) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SR 1244Senate Accessibility Study Committee; create
- (8) Hawkins,Lee 49th
- SC:RULES
- HC:
Status:04/02/08 - Senate Passed/Adopted
