Georgia House Bill 1159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 24 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-05 - House Committee Favorably Reported
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relating to health, so as to provide for the creation of the Joint Study Commission on Education for Parents with Newborn Children; to provide for its composition and duties; to provide for the distribution of informational videos on health related topics by hospitals and other health care facilities to mothers of newborn infants; to provide for a definition; to provide that such requirement is contingent on available funding; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Joint Study Commission on Education for Parents with Newborn Children; create

Rep. Kathy Ashe [D]	Rep. Elly Dobbs [D]	Rep. Patricia Gardner [D]	Rep. Buddy Harden [R]
Rep. Edward Lindsey [R]	Rep. Jimmy Pruett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-05		House Committee Favorably Reported
2012-02-27		House Second Readers
2012-02-24		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/36535
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb1159_LC_33_4656_a_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb1159_LC_33_4705S_hs_4.htm