A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county and municipal hospital authorities, so as to enact the "Whistleblower Open Settlements Act"; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to prohibit a hospital authority from entering into or enforcing confidential settlement agreements with a federally or state protected whistleblower; to provide that any such agreements are void and unenforceable; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.