Legislative Recap with Representative Beth Moore

Representative Beth Moore shares her experience under the dome and recaps this years legislation with Rico Figliolini. Recorded at Atlanta Tech Park in City of Peachtree Corners, Georgia

2019 Georgia Legislative Session Overview

Some of the legislation discussed during the podcast. The votes noted here are those of Representative Beth Moore.

Healthcare

• HB 37: The Expand Medicaid Now Act – Co-Sponsored. No Vote.
• SB 106: Medicaid Waiver Bill – Voted NO
• HB 324: Georgia Hope Act – Voted YES
• HB 290: PrEP Pilot Program – Voted YES
• HR 533: New Study Committee on “Innovative Financial Options for Senior Living” – Voted YES
• HB 186: CON Reform Compromise Bill – Voted YES

Education

• SB 108: Computer Science Classes in Middle School and High School — Voted YES
• SB 15: “Keeping Georgia’s Schools Safe Act” – Voted YES
• HB 83: Recess for Kids K through 5^th – Voted YES

Governmental Affairs and Local Legislation

• HB 31: The 2019-2020 State Budget – Voted YES
• HB 379: Revising Annual Reporting Requirements on SPLOST Funds – Sponsored and Passed
• HB 316: Elections Omnibus Bill – Voted NO
• HB 529: City of Norcross Term Lengths – Sponsored and Passed
• HB 77: Monument Protection Bill – Voted NO
• HB 365: Reduce the State and Local Title Tax on Vehicles to 6.6% from 7% — Voted YES

Women’s Rights

• HB 282: Amending Criminal Procedures Surrounding Sexual Assault – Voted YES
• HB 481: Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act – Voted NO
• HB 345: Shackling Bill – Voted YES
• HR 589: New Study Committee on Maternal Mortality – Voted YES

Human Trafficking

• HB 234: Anti-Human Trafficking Protective Response Act – Voted YES
• HB 281: Pimping Penalty Increase – Voted YES

Public Safety

• HB 122: Repealing Campus Carry – Co-sponsored. No vote.

Energy and the Environment

• HR 48: Opposing Coastal Seismic Testing and Oil and Gas Coastal Drilling – Voted YES
• HB 458: Banning Class B fire-fighting foam – Voted YES
• SB 2: EMCs in Broadband Business – Voted YES

Representative Beth Moore is a lifelong Georgian currently residing with her husband, Lorie Moore, in Peachtree Corners in Gwinnett County. She graduated high school from Wesleyan, earned dual bachelor’s degrees in psychology and German from UGA on the H.O.P.E. Scholarship, and received her law degree from Georgia State University.

Rep. Moore started her own entertainment law practice in 2012 representing artistic talent and creative entrepreneurs in Georgia’s music, film, and television industries. From 2015 to 2017, she worked as the music business instructor at the Atlanta Institute of Music, and, from 2012 to 2013, served as the Executive Director of the National Association of Record Industry Professionals (Atlanta Chapter). She is a longstanding member of the Recording Academy, Georgia Production Partnership, Atlanta Film Society, and the Georgia Bar Association. As an incoming legislator, she was elected to serve as the Secretary of the Gwinnett House Delegation.

In addition to spending time with her large, extended family, Rep. Moore enjoys hiking, attending concerts, playing piano, and SCUBA diving.