Georgia House Bill 849 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-31 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to care and protection of indigent and elderly patients, so as to provide for authorized electronic monitoring in long-term care facilities; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide consent requirements; to provide for notice to the facility; to provide for cost and installation; to provide for notice to visitors; to prohibit obstruction of electronic monitoring devices; to limit access to recordings; to provide for limited liability; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a notification and consent form; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-term Care Facilities Act; enact

Rep. Demetrius Douglas [D]	Rep. Robert Trammell [D]	Rep. Lee Hawkins [R]	Rep. Alan Powell [R]
Rep. Henry Howard [D]	Rep. Mary Robichaux [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-31	House	House Second Readers
2020-01-30	House	House First Readers
2020-01-29	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57001
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/188827