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Industry Information

Georgia—Legislative Activity

Posted Date: September 25, 2024
    
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Industry InformationLegislative Activity

NCCI's Legislative Activity Page is provided "As Is", solely as a reference tool to be used for informational purposes only. This page contains summaries of various workers compensation related bills as initially drafted, which are subject to change and frequently do. The end user is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the information contained herein prior to use for any purpose. The information on this page shall not be construed or interpreted as providing legal or any other advice.
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Requires the State Board of Workers Compensation to notify the Department of Administrative Services when the board has reasonable cause to believe that an injured worker is an eligible peace officer; provides for a definition; requires a certain notification to certain peace officers who become disabled in the line of duty under certain circumstances; provides for a definition; relates to payment of indemnification for death or disability generally, designation of method of payment, and procedure for making payments, so as to increase the indemnification award of certain state public school personnel in the event of death.
House5/13/2025HB 105Enacted2025
Relates to regulations of rates, underwriting rules, and related organizations, so as to provide for new penalties for insurers that knowingly give false or misleading information to the Commissioner of Insurance and such information affected insurance premium rates.
Senate3/31/2025SB 364In Senate Committee2025
In part, provides for the registration and regulation of professional employer organizations; provides for certain regulatory powers, duties, and authority of the Commissioner of Insurance over professional employer organizations; exempts such organizations from certain licensing requirements.
House3/11/2025HB 250In Senate Committee2025
Relates to the "Georgia Insurance Consumer and Policyholder Advocacy Act."
House3/11/2025HB 733In House Committee2025
Relates to regulation of rates, underwriting rules, and related organizations, so as to prohibit insurers from considering advertising costs when making or using insurance rates; provides for a definition.
House3/10/2025HB 401In House Committee2025
Relates to standards applicable to making and use of rates, so as to add census tract to the categories upon which insurers may not consider when promulgating standards or rating plans; relates to general insurance provisions, so as to broadly address insurer premium rate increases; requires certain disclosures; establishes a new state-run database; requires the submission of certain data in certain situations; increases penalties.
Senate3/10/2025SB 155In Senate Committee2025
Relates to standards applicable to making and use of rates, so as to add census tract to the categories upon which insurers may not consider when promulgating standards or rating plans; relates to general insurance provisions, so as to broadly address insurer premium rate increases; requires certain disclosures; establishes a new state-run database; requires the submission of certain data in certain situations; increases penalties; provides for a minium number of days of notice for nonrenewals across all lines of insurance.
Senate3/10/2025SB 156In Senate Committee2025
Relates to applicability of workers compensation to employers and employees generally, so as to provide that the chapter shall not apply to employees of an employer covered by and providing coverage under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act.
Senate3/5/2025SB 321In Senate Committee2025
In part, requires the State Board of Workers Compensation to notify the Department of Administrative Services when the board has reasonable cause to believe that an injured worker is an eligible peace officer; provides for a definition; requires a certain notification to certain peace officers who become disabled in the line of duty under certain circumstances; provides for a definition.
Senate2/28/2025SB 279In Senate Committee2025
Relates to applicability of workers compensation to employers and employees generally, so as to provide that the chapter shall not apply to employees of an employer covered by and providing coverage under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act.
House2/25/2025HB 574In House Committee2025
Relates to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide for a state administered guest worker program under the Commissioner of Labor.
House1/21/2025HB 82In House Committee2025
Relates to general provisions of workers compensation, so as to require the State Board of Workers Compensation to investigate and notify the Department of Administrative Services when a peace officer is awarded workers compensation benefits and suffered catastrophic injury under certain circumstances; provides for definitions; relates to law enforcement officers, firemen, prison guards, and publicly employed emergency medical technicians, so as to provide compensation to eligible peace officers from the State Indemnification Fund.
Senate6/12/2024SB 371Failed2024
Relates to labor and industrial relations general provisions and regulation of employment of minors, so as to provide and change certain provisions specific to the ages of individuals in the workforce; changes the age of individuals protected by prohibitions against age discrimination in employment; repeals certain provisions relating to employment certificate requirements for minors; prohibits requiring certificates of employment, certificates of age, or youth work permits; provides for definitions; authorizes the employment of minors for certain work.
House6/12/2024HB 501Failed2024
Relates to other unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts or practices in the business of insurance, so as to prohibit an insurer from canceling, modifying coverage, refusing to issue, or refusing to renew any property or casualty insurance policy solely because the applicant or insured inquires about or submits a claim for which no payment is made.
House6/12/2024HB 1011Failed2024
Provides for a state administered guest worker program under the Commissioner of Labor; provides for the purpose of such program; provides definitions; provides for the procedures for such program and the requirements to participate in such program; provides for authorizations to participate in such program, identification cards, and renewals of authorizations; provides for penalties for violations; provides for the promulgation of rules and regulations.
House6/12/2024HB 1432Failed2024
In part, prohibits the use of artificial intelligence in making certain decisions regarding insurance coverage; prohibits the use of artificial intelligence in making certain decisions regarding healthcare.
House6/12/2024HB 887Failed2024
In part, provides for the registration and regulation of professional employer organizations; provides for certain regulatory powers, duties, and authority of the Commissioner of Insurance and the Commissioner of Labor over professional employer organizations; excludes such organizations from certain definitions related to insurance; provides for definitions; provides for the registration of such organizations with the Commissioner of Insurance; provides for certain fees; provides for the restriction of the use of certain terms; provides for complaints; provides for rules and regulations; provides for a co-employment relationship; provides for no effect on existing collective bargaining agreements or other contracts; provides for legislative construction; clarifies rights, duties, and obligations of clients and professional employer organizations.
House6/12/2024HB 1515Failed2024
Relates to insurance, so as to enact the "Data Analysis for Tort Reform Act"; provides for definitions; provides for applicability; provides for data collection from certain insurers, insurance rating organizations, and state agencies; provides for confidentiality; provides for data analysis; provides for reports; provides for automatic repeal.
House4/25/2024HB 1114Enacted2024
Extends the time period for the dissolution of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund.
Senate5/9/2023SB 91Enacted2023
Changes provisions related to surviving spouse dependency determination and termination; increases the compensation benefits for total disability and temporary partial disability; increases the total compensation payable to a surviving spouse as a sole dependent at the time of death.
House5/9/2023HB 480Enacted2023
Relates to professional employer organizations and rights, powers, and responsibilities, so as to require specific allocation between a professional employer organization and a coemployer client as to the responsibility to obtain workers' compensation coverage for the employees of the coemployer.
House6/7/2022HB 397 Failed2021
Relates to compensation for occupational disease, so as to include COVID-19 within the meaning of occupational disease for essential workers.
House6/7/2022HB 700Failed2021
Relates to compensation for occupational disease, so as to include COVID-19 within the meaning of occupational disease for essential workers.
Senate6/7/2022SB 291Failed2021
Provides that an employer that utilizes a professional employer organization to provide workers compensation for an employee must provide coverage for all of its employees through such professional employer organization or obtain separate proof of  coverage through an insurer; revises the definition of the terms "professional employer organization" and "employing unit."
House6/7/2022HB 865Failed2022
Requires employers to provide workers compensation to  certain persons employed by or under the supervision of such employer for a certain period of time.
House6/7/2022HB 866Failed2022
Provides workers compensation coverage for first responders for post-traumatic stress disorder arising in the course and scope of employment; provides for rebuttable presumption.
House6/7/2022HB 855Failed2022
Extends the time period for the dissolution of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund.
House6/7/2022HB 1045Failed2022
Provides workers compensation coverage for first responders for post-traumatic stress disorder arising in the course and scope of employment; provides definitions; provides for a rebuttable presumption; provides for applicability.
Senate6/7/2022SB 484Failed2022
Eliminates cohabitation as a basis upon which to terminate the dependency of a spouse and cease workers  compensation payments.
House6/7/2022HB 1375Failed2022
Creates the House Study Committee on Indexing Maximum Weekly Workers Compensation Indemnity Benefits.
House6/7/2022HR 1024Failed2022
Relates to Temporary Workers Bill of Rights Act.
House6/7/2022HB 1665Failed2022
In part, requires public entities to provide and maintain certain insurance coverage for first responders for claims related to post-traumatic stress disorder after experiencing or witnessing a psychologically traumatic event arising out of and in the course and scope of employment.
House6/7/2022HB 1580Failed2022
Relates to increasing the compensation benefits for total disability and temporary partial disability; increases the total compensation payable to a surviving spouse as a sole dependent at the time of death.
House5/6/2022HB 1409Enacted2022
Labor and industrial relations; certain procedures prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rules of the State Board of Workers' Compensation; require.
House3/6/2020HB 474In House Committee2020
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