Rep. Erick Allen’s Legislation to Protect Health Care Access to Receive Subcommittee Hearing Tomorrow

ATLANTA – State Representative Erick Allen (D-Smyrna) will present House Bill 1003, legislation which seeks to prevent long-term contract disputes between insurance providers and Georgia health care systems, during the House Insurance Subcommittee on Life & Health meeting TOMORROW, Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at 9 a.m. in room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building (18 Capitol Square SW) in Atlanta. To watch a live stream of this meeting, please click here.

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Democratic Legislators to Introduce Resolution for Roe V. Wade Anniversary, Hold Virtual Press Conference Tomorrow

ATLANTA – House Minority Leader James Beverly (D-Macon), State Representatives Erica Thomas (D-Austell), Park Cannon (D-Atlanta), Shea Roberts (D-Atlanta), Rebecca Mitchell (D-Snellville), Renitta Shannon (D-Decatur), Erick Allen (D-Smyrna), Jasmine Clark (D-Lilburn), Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Matthew Wilson (D-Brookhaven), Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Teri Anulewicz (D-Smyrna), Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville), Rhonda Burnough (D-Conyers), Shelly Hutchinson (D-Snellville) and Derrick Jackson (D-Tyrone) will introduce a House resolution to recognize the recent 49th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade. These legislators will also hold a virtual press conference to discuss abortion access TOMORROW, Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 1 p.m. via Zoom. To register for Zoom access, members of the press may visit www.tinyurl.com/RoePresser.

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Georgia Democrats to Hold Press Conference on Expanding Medicaid Through American Rescue Plan Act

ATLANTA – House Minority Leader James Beverly (D-Macon), along with State Representatives Erick Allen (D-Smyrna), Debbie Buckner (D-Junction City), CaMia Hopson (D-Albany) and Mary Robichaux (D-Roswell), will hold a press conference on Monday, March 15, 2021, upon adjournment at the South Wing Steps of the State Capitol.

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