Teri’s Legislation
2023 - 2024 Session
HB 78: Paid Sick Leave Act; enact
HB 83: Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission; provide for restriction of access to contests and events
HB 92: Public utilities and public transportation; percentage limitation as to amount of investments an electric membership corporation may make and maintain in a gas affiliate; modify
HB 157: Education; HOPE grant eligibility for students seeking an associate degree at a branch of the Technical College System of Georgia; provide
HB 185: Education; provide for HOPE Inclusive Postsecondary Education (IPSE) grants
HB 225: Food, drugs, and cosmetics; third-party food delivery platform to provide certain information to customers and food service establishments participating in an online order; require
HB 226: Social services; treatment services under Medicaid to persons with HIV; provisions
HB 286: Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; certain consumer protections against surprise billing for ambulance service; provide
HB 365: Sexual Assault Reform Act of 2023; enact
HB 381: Labor and industrial relations; right of action for workplace harassment; provide
HB 382: Evidence; privilege for participation in victim centered programs; provide
HB 393: Georgia Music Investment Credit Act; enact
HB 407: Alcoholic beverages; regulation of the manufacture, distribution, and sale of malt beverages; provide
HB 419: Elections; election by plurality of votes instead of majority; provide
HB 441: Professions; authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists pursuant to permits issued by Georgia Board of Dentistry
HB 696: Smyrna, City of; annexation of certain territory; provide
HB 721: Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges
HB 739: Cobb County; State Court; change salary of chief deputy clerk and clerk
HB 870: State government; observe standard time; provide
HB 989: Cobb County; Board of Education; change description of education districts
HB 1184: Evidence; privilege for participation in victim centered programs; provide
HB 1241: Smyrna, City of; revise compensation of mayor and councilmembers
HB 1243: Cobb County; Probate Court; change compensation of clerk
HB 1246: Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges
HB 1254: Elections; reasonable charge for challenges to applications for voter registration; provide
HB 1260: Georgia Nicotine Vapor Products Directory Act; enact
HB 1327: Marietta, City of; public schools; provide for compensation of board
HB 1330: Mableton Development Authority Act; enact
HB 1337: Mableton, City of; levy an excise tax
HB 1344: Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; allow for certain officials on to be represented by a delegate or agent
HB 1354: Revenue and taxation; sale or use of certain child rearing and adult care products; exempt
HB 1355: Home Based Businesses Entrepreneurship Act; enact
HB 1402: Mableton, City of; deannex certain properties from corporate limits
HB 1424: Right to Contraception Act; enact
HB 1484: Local government; vest regulation of dates and times for lawful use or ignition of consumer fireworks
HB 1497: Health; human egg or human embryo is not considered an unborn child, a minor child, or a person; provide
HB 1498: Health; certain examinations on an anesthetized or unconscious patient without prior informed consent; prohibit
HR 44: Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta; 49th anniversary; recognize
HR 64: Leadership Cobb; Leadership Cobb Class of 2023; commend
HR 116: Georgia Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association; Alzheimer's Awareness Day at the state capitol; March 1, 2023; recognize
HR 122: Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education; 20 years of service to the State of Georgia; commend
HR 138: Marietta City Schools Boys and Girls Varsity Cross Country team; winning the 2022 GHSA 7A State Varsity Cross Country Championship; commend
HR 226: Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia; commend
HR 309: Taiwan; relations with the United States and the State of Georgia; commend
HR 390: Taylor, Lisa Cannon; receiving the 2023 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend
HR 446: Province of Sindh; status as a sister state with Georgia; honor
HR 449: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day; fourth Wednesday in February; designate
HR 469: March of Dimes; 85th anniversary; recognize
HR 525: Marshall Rancifer Memorial Intersection; Fulton County; dedicate
HR 623: Smith, Madison; commend
HR 706: Swearingen, Myles, Maya Reese, Macy McKenzie, Maya McKenzie, Madison Mitchko, Allison Lee, Maya Ballerstedt, and Kahmara Landrum; commend
HR 714: Georgia Cancer Control Consortium; part of Ga. Dept. of Public Health, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, the Northwest Ga. Regional Cancer Coalition, & the Susan Jolley Awareness Program; contributions to cervical cancer education & awareness; commend
HR 782: Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta; 50th anniversary; recognize
HR 798: National Guard Day at the state capitol; January 25, 2024; recognize
HR 860: Georgia Chapter of the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent North America (GA APPNA); impact on the medical profession, the Pakistani Diaspora, and their local communities; commend
HR 862: Georgia Association of Physicians of Indian Heritage (GAPI); impact on the medical profession, the Indian Diaspora, and its local communities; commend
HR 866: Girl Scout Day at the state capitol; February 6, 2024; commending Girl Scouts as a national leader in providing the best leadership development experience in the world to American girls; recognize
HR 879: Georgia Cancer Control Consortium; part of the Georgia Department of Public Health, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathway, and The Susan Jolley Awareness Program; exceptional contributions to cervical cancer education and awareness in Georgia; commend
HR 880: First flight of the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules transport aircraft; 70th anniversary; recognize
HR 881: Galloway, Honorable Rachel; commend
HR 883: Yousaf, Hamza; 1st elected ethnic minority and Muslim First Minister of Scotland; commend
HR 923: Fazili, Sameera; public policy work on economic, industrial, and supply chain issues; commend
HR 943: Georgia Academy of Audiology; commend
HR 997: McFather, Sarah Lynn; condolences
HR 1026: Taiwan; its relations with the United States and the State of Georgia; commend
HR 1049: Together Georgia; commend
HR 1105: Cobb County Sheriff's Office; commend
HR 1135: House Study Committee on Credit Card Fee on State Sales and Excise Tax and Their Impact on Georgia Merchants and Consumers; create
HR 1136: General Assembly; law for sports betting, pari-mutuel betting, and casino gambling; authorize - CA
HR 1172: Sensei, Uchida; Taido Karate School; commend
HR 1198: Peer Support and the Associated Certified Peer Specialists Workforce; 25th anniversary; recognize
HR 1242: Haase, Kimberly; receiving the 2024 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend
HR 1270: Yousaf, Humza; first elected ethnic minority and Muslim First Minister of Scotland; commend
HR 1362: Centennial of Scouts BSA Troop 1; commend
HR 1387: Carden, Major General Tom; commend
HR 1504: United States Department of Energy; ensure feasibility of tankless water heaters; urge
HR 1547: Rathburn, Chelsea; distinguished Poet Laureate of Georgia; commend
HR 1561: Henry Louis Aaron Day; April 8, 2024; recognize
HR 1584: Chairman Tim Lee Memorial Interchange; Cobb County; dedicate
HR 1612: Cobb County Police Department; commend
HR 1657: Pickleball Day at the state capitol; March 26, 2024; recognize
HR 1664: Latino Community Fund Georgia; commend
HR 1707: Carden, Major General Tom, Jr.; commend
HR 1719: Access to in-vitro fertilization in the State of Georgia; support
SB 104: Cobb County; sheriff compensation; change
2021 - 2022 Session
HB 3: Conservation and natural resources; certain conditions for permits for facilities that emit ethylene oxide; provide
HB 76: Public utilities and public transportation; percentage limitation as to the amount of the investments an electric membership corporation may make and maintain in a gas affiliate; modify
HB 79: Fireworks; dates and times for the lawful use or ignition; vest regulation
HB 87: Education; HOPE grant eligibility for students seeking an associate degree; provisions
HB 109: Child Victim Protection Act of 2021; enact
HB 115: Insurance; prohibit certain insurers from using information derived from genetic testing for any nontherapeutic purpose in the absence of a diagnosis of a condition related to such information
HB 199: Motor vehicles; local governing body to apply for a permit to operate a traffic enforcement safety device which enforces the speed limit in a school zone by recorded image; authorize
HB 353: Motor vehicles; clarify what constitutes an obstruction for purposes of exceptions to when a vehicle is to drive on the right side of roadway
HB 400: Property; vehicle immobilization devices or boots to be applied to motor vehicles on private property under certain circumstances; allow
HB 481: Income tax; high-impact aerospace defense projects; provide tax credits
HB 483: Property owners' associations; creating or enforcing covenants which infringe upon a lot owner's right to install a solar energy device; prohibit
HB 561: Condominiums; bulk owners; termination agreements; provisions
HB 567: Newborn Screening and Genetics Advisory Committee; create
HB 577: Highways, bridges, and ferries; proposal guaranty for bids upon certain projects; provide
HB 724: Cobb County; Board of Commissioners; change provisions of compensation of chairperson and members
HB 744: Smyrna, City of; annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; provide
HB 771: Austell, City of; annexation of certain territory into the boundaries; provide
HB 791: Powder Springs, City of; update boundaries
HB 810: Sales and use tax; certain menstrual products; create exemption
HB 839: Mableton, City of; incorporate
HB 1092: Georgia Women's CARE (Child Care Alternatives, Resources, and Education) Act, enact
HB 1192: Social services; treatment services under Medicaid to persons with HIV; provisions
HB 1248: Cobb County; Board of Education; change description of districts
HB 1256: Cobb County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
HB 1330: Georgia Music and Theatre Jobs Recovery Act; enact
HB 1364: Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges
HB 1386: Sales and use tax; sale or use of pipes necessary and integral to manufacturing of potable water by a manufacturer; exempt
HB 1389: Georgia Safe Workplaces Act; enact
HB 1390: Labor and industrial relations; right of action against a county or city employer for retaliation; provide
HB 1443: Mobile food service establishments; operate in county of origin or other counties without an additional permit; provide
HB 1457: Labor and industrial relations; employees to maintain same pay and benefits when their attendance is required for jury duty; provide
HB 1458: Buildings and housing; prohibit discrimination based on age, creed, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and source of income
HB 1472: Kennesaw, City of; corporate limits; change provisions
HB 1533: Professions and businesses; professional programs that address career fatigue and wellness in healthcare professionals are not obligated to report to licensing boards except in certain circumstances; provide
HB 1538: Smyrna, City of; annexation of certain territory into city boundaries; provide
HB 1540: Cobb County; office of tax commissioner; change compensation of commissioner and certain employees
HB 1541: Cobb County; Probate Court; change compensation of sheriff, chief deputy and others
HB 1546: Transportation, Department of; public hearings for local transportation projects; require
HR 63: Key, Patrick Edward; condolences
HR 71: United States representative for Georgia's 14th Congressional District, Marjorie Taylor Greene, to resign from the 117th Congress; urge
HR 114: Ga. Recyclers Association, the Ga. Recycling Coalition, & the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries & their employees; essential part of the supply chain process needed for manufacturing; economic contributions to Georgia; commend
HR 139: Georgia Academy of Audiology; commend
HR 140: Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, the Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition, and the Susan Jolley-Awareness Program; exceptional contributions to cervical cancer education and awareness in Georgia; commend
HR 141: Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association; commend
HR 171: Reeves, Amy; receiving the 2020 Georgia PA of the Year Award; commend
HR 186: Joint Medicaid Sustainability Study Committee; create
HR 191: World Spay Day; February 23, 2021; recognize
HR 196: Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta; 47th anniversary; recognize
HR 289: HPV Cancer Awareness Day in Georgia; March 4, 2021; acknowledging the connection between the human papillomavirus (HPV) and cancer and the protection offered to prevent most HPV related cancers; recognize
HR 351: Young, Gilbert; commend
HR 396: Settles, Larissa; receiving the 2021 Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend
HR 441: Barton, Jamie; commend
HR 579: Georgia Commission on Sustainability and Economic Opportunity; create
HR 600: Leadership Cobb and the Leadership Cobb Class of 2022; commend
HR 623: House Study Committee on a Nancy Hanks Passenger Rail Line from Savannah to Atlanta; create
HR 646: Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, the Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition, and the Susan Jolley Awareness Program; exceptional contributions to cervical cancer education and awareness in Georgia; commend
HR 694: Girl Scout Day at the state capitol; February 1, 2022; commending Girl Scouts as a national leader in providing the best leadership development experience in the world to American girls; recognize
HR 849: Georgia Railroaders Day at the capitol; March 1, 2022; recognize
HR 889: Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta; 48th anniversary; recognize
HR 976: Atlanta Braves; congratulating and inviting to the House of Representatives to be recognized; commend
2019 - 2020 Session
HB 1: Senator Eric Johnson Scholarship Act; enact
HB 8: Sales and use tax; certain menstrual products; create exemption
HB 103: Crimes and offenses; restrictions on contingency fee compensation of an attorney appointed to represent the state in forfeiture actions; change provisions
HB 111: Georgia Uniform Civil Forfeiture Act; criminal proceedings for which there was an acquittal or dismissal in such criminal proceeding; require reporting on property and proceeds forfeited
HB 175: State government; prohibit display of monuments or memorabilia related to the Confederate States on public property except for museums and Civil War battlefields
HB 208: Local government; contracts for utility services; change the terms
HB 215: Georgia Scenic Trails System; electric assisted bicycles; provide for permitted operation
HB 216: Special license plates; Georgia Tennis Foundation; establish
HB 278: Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act; require the conclusion of criminal proceedings prior to civil forfeiture proceedings
HB 280: Penal institutions; restraints on pregnant inmates under certain circumstances; prohibit use
HB 281: Crimes and offenses; pimping and pandering; increase penalty provisions
HB 284: Cobb County; Magistrate Court chief judge; provide nonpartisan elections
HB 285: Cobb County; probate judge; provide nonpartisan elections
HB 345: Penal institutions; pregnant female inmates or a female inmate who is in the immediate postpartum period; provide prohibited practices
HB 365: Alternative ad valorem tax; motor vehicles; lower tax rate imposed
HB 404: Cobb County; Superior Court; restyle the executive assistant and the executive secretary of the clerk as administrative managers
HB 418: Child Victim Act of 2019; enact
HB 454: Motor vehicles; operation of motorized mobility devices; provide
HB 469: Property; vehicle immobilization devices or boots to be applied to motor vehicles on private property under certain circumstances; allow
HB 507: Ad valorem tax; criteria used by tax assessors to determine the fair market value of real property; revise
HB 509: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; automatic abolishment and repeal of provisions relative to the Cobb County Special District for Transit; extend date
HB 511: Highways, bridges, and ferries; funding sources and a consolidated state entity for the planning and implementation of mobility and transit services; provisions
HB 584: Cobb County; Superior Court; restyle the executive assistant and the executive secretary of the clerk as administrative managers
HB 615: Health; certain minors to receive vaccinations without parental consent; authorize
HB 639: Kennesaw, City of; corporate limits; change provisions
HB 670: Motor vehicles; issuance of driving cards to noncitizen residents who are otherwise ineligible for a driver's license, temporary permit, or identification card; provide
HB 727: Domestic Violence Helping Hands Act; enact
HB 761: Public utilities and public transportation; eliminate percentage limitation as to the amount of the investments an electric membership corporation may make and maintain in a gas affiliate
HB 774: Conservation and natural resources; reporting of any unpermitted release of ethylene oxide to the Environmental Protection Division; provide
HB 851: Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges
HB 938: Air quality; permits for facilities that emit ethylene oxide; provide for certain conditions
HB 980: Local government; zoning procedures; define term "family"
HB 1033: Cobb County; State Court; change salary of the executive assistant to the clerk
HB 1036: Georgia Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act; disposition of certain forfeited assets; provide
HB 1053: The Promise Act; enact
HB 1098: Highways, bridges, and ferries; development of a state-wide strategic transportation plan; provide
HB 1127: Local government; zoning procedures; provide for suits against counties and municipalities
HB 1130: Income tax; expenditures for certain purchases of licenses or rights to own or use certain musical compositions and sound recordings shall be production expenditures that are eligible for the tax credit; provide
HB 1228: Community Health, Department of; submit 1115 waiver request for the uninsured up to a maximum of 138 percent of federal poverty level; authorize
HB 1229: Revenue and taxation; rate of tax on tobacco products; increase or revise
HB 1230: State tort claims; certain immunities from actions of certain state officers or employees; remove
HR 21: Cervical Cancer Day; January 16, 2019; Cervical Health Awareness Month; January, 2019; recognize
HR 59: Leadership Cobb; members of the Leadership Cobb Class of 2019; commend
HR 128: Berry, John; commend
HR 227: First Annual Black Heritage Celebration in Smyrna, Georgia; February 23, 2019; recognize
HR 283: Barr, Jeri; retirement after 35 years as chief executive officer of the Center for Family Resources; commend
HR 314: Junior League of Atlanta, Inc.; serving as a catalyst for community change in Atlanta; commend
HR 399: Thayer, Susan; outstanding public service as an educator and administrator; commend
HR 480: Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH); create reporting for fibroids; urge
HR 496: Duke, Nellie Dunaway; commend
HR 513: Georgia Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers and the Atlanta Chapter of the Women's Transportation Seminar; exceptional contributions to the advancement of the transportation industry; commend
HR 603: Beck, Chief Deputy Milton; outstanding public service with the Cobb County Sheriff's Office; commend
HR 647: House Study Committee on Addressing Period (or Menstruation) Poverty in Girls in Elementary, Middle, and High Schools in Need in Georgia; create
HR 708: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's therapy dogs known as "Canines For Kids"; retirement of their first therapy dog, Casper; commend
HR 844: Congress; pass the Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act; Secretary of Transportation; issue rules to address protection of public transportation operators from the risk of assault; urge
HR 846: The Giving Kitchen in Georgia; contributions; commend
HR 847: Independent Bookstore Day at the state capitol; April 27, 2019; recognize
HR 854: "Of Origins and Belonging, Drawn from Atlanta" exhibit; High Museum in Atlanta; commend
HR 887: Easterseals Georgia and its Champions for Children Program Day at the state capitol; January 17, 2020; recognize
HR 895: Joint Ethylene Oxide Study Committee; create
HR 916: Bacon, Max; commend
HR 926: Fuller, Dr. Heike; achievements in promoting diplomatic relations between the State of Georgia, the Southeast region of the United States of America, and the Federal Republic of Germany; commend
HR 955: Tourism, Hospitality, and Arts Day at the state capitol; January 21, 2020; foster awareness and convey the value of these industries to our state; recognize
HR 993: Addiction Recovery Awareness Day in Georgia; January 28, 2020; recognize
HR 1114: Georgia Stop Tax On Menstrual Products Day at the state capitol; February 19, 2020; recognize
HR 1115: Girl Scout Day at the state capitol; February 25, 2020; recognize
HR 1144: Leadership Cobb and the Leadership Cobb Class of 2020; commend
HR 1162: Certain commercial public facilities; have at least one gender neutral adult changing station with an adult changing table and appropriate signage; urge
HR 1174: Marietta High School Blue Devils; winning the 2019 GHSA Class 7A State Football Championship; commend
HR 1183: Wright, Megan; Miss Cobb County's Outstanding Teen 2020; commend
HR 1184: Haynes, Holly; Miss Cobb County 2020; commend
HR 1186: State Restaurant Day at the state capitol; February 19, 2020; recognize
HR 1211: Zion Baptist Church; Old Zion Heritage Museum; commend
HR 1214: Junior League of Atlanta Day at the state capitol; February 25, 2020; recognize
HR 1243: Afterschool Day at the state capitol; February 25, 2020; recognize
HR 1245: Atlanta Girls' School; 20 years of exceptional education and outstanding academic achievements; commend
HR 1294: Giving Kitchen; 2019 James Beard Humanitarian of the Year Award; its work to support and empower food service workers in Georgia; commend
HR 1448: Birth Safety Awareness Day at the state capitol; recognition of Kason Choice and Robin Rohe-Oji, two children in recovery from severe birth injuries, and their families; March 16, 2020; recognize
HR 1581: Johnson, Barbara Jean; condolences
HR 1619: Vinson, Pastor Apostle Thomas H.; faithful leadership and commitment to Highpoint Christian Tabernacle of Smyrna, Georgia; commend
HR 1620: Cervical Cancer Day; January 15, 2020; Cervical Health Awareness Month; January 2020; recognize
HR 1679: Wright, Jean Elisabeth; occasion of her induction into the Georgia Women of Achievement Hall of Fame; recognize
HR 1688: Mableton Improvement Coalition; commend
2017 - 2018 Session
Teri was elected in November of 2017.
HB 658: Excise tax; rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; remove sunset date for the time during which a certain tax may be collected
HB 786: Insurance; prohibitions on discrimination against victims of family violence to include victims of sexual assault; expand
HR 891: Cervical Health Awareness Month; January; proclaim
HR 945: Girl Scout Day at the state capitol; February 6, 2018; national leader in providing the best leadership development experience to American girls; recognize
HR 1032: Atlanta United; contributions to the State of Georgia; recognize
HR 1054: Juliette Gordon Low Bridge; Chatham County; dedicate
HR 1189: Cwiak, Carrie; commend
HR 1337: Hammond, Mrs. Carrie Morine "Betty"; abiding faith and commitment to Mount Zion First Baptist Church of Smyrna; commend
HR 1338: Junior League of Atlanta, Inc.; serving as a catalyst for community change in Atlanta; commend
HR 1339: Badio-McCray, Daneea; exceptional leadership and selfless and unwavering commitment to her community; commend
HR 1551: Kiss, Elizabeth; accomplishments as the beloved eighth president of Agnes Scott College; commend
HR 1552: Girl Scouts; grand occasion of its 106th anniversary; recognize
HR 1563: Maloof, William Michael, Sr.; condolences
HR 1694: Leadership Cobb and the Leadership Cobb Class of 2018; commend
HR 1695: National Service Recognition Day at the state capitol; April 3, 2018; recognize
HR 1696: Endometriosis Awareness Month at the state capitol; March, 2018; recognize
HR 1730: Hines, Chief Justice P. Harris; outstanding public service; commend
HR 1768: Bacon, Honorable A. Max; outstanding public service; commend
HR 1769: House Study Committee on Georgia Women's Legacy; create