ATLANTA – State Representative Debra Bazemore (D-South Fulton) applauds the recent committee passage of House Bill 490 by the House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism. Sponsored by Rep. Bazemore, the legislation would require hotel employees to complete an annual training course on how to identify and report suspected human trafficking.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Gabriel Sanchez (D-Smyrna) recently introduced House Resolution 1504, which would propose a constitutional amendment that would establish a progressive individual income tax system in the state of Georgia.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Marvin Lim (D-Norcross) today announces that he has partnered with the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to provide language translations of the Georgia Landlord-Tenant Handbook.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Lee Hawkins (R-Gainesville), chairman of the House Health Committee, applauds the unanimous passage of House Bill 1278, legislation he sponsored that would allow the Georgia Board of Dentistry, or a designee of the board, to certify a dental office is properly equipped to administer conscious sedation to a patient.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Bill Werkheiser (R-Glennville), chairman of the House Industry and Labor Committee, recently introduced House Bill 1393, which would allow rural hospitals to collaborate with other rural hospitals to negotiate contracts, such as purchasing contracts, staffing arrangements, negotiating reimbursement rates and more.
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