Georgia House Bill 818 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to workers' compensation, so as to change certain provisions relating to workers' compensation insurance, awards, benefits, and administration; to provide that administrative law judges are subject to the Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct; to change provisions related to an employer's duties to provide the State Board of Workers' Compensation with certain information; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Workers' compensation; insurance, awards, benefits and administration; change certain provisions

Rep. James Shaw [R]	Rep. Chad Nimmer [R]	Rep. Barry Fleming [R]	Rep. Terry England [R]
Rep. R Bryant [D]	Rep. Richard Smith [R]	Sen. Charlie Bethel [R]

2016-03-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #726 (Y: 10 N: 43 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2016-03-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #727 (Y: 49 N: 1 NV: 5 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-03-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #682 (Y: 40 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-17 - House - House Vote #547 (Y: 160 N: 0 NV: 13 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01		Effective Date
2016-04-26		Act 402
2016-04-26	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2016-04-04	House	House Sent to Governor
2016-03-24	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2016-03-24	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-03-24	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Tabled
2016-03-10	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-03-08	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-18	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-17	House	House Passed/Adopted
2016-02-17	House	House Third Readers
2016-02-10	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2016-01-26	House	House Second Readers
2016-01-25	House	House First Readers
2016-01-22	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47721
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/155289
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/161886
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/161860
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162451
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47721#13971
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47721#14422
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47721#14523
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47721#14522