Track Health Legislation
The 2020 Legislative Session began on January 13, 2020. Below please find a listing of bills that Georgians for a Healthy Future is tracking during this session. New bills will be added as they are introduced. For email updates on how to stay involved sign up for action alerts.
Georgians for a Healthy Future Legislative Priorities
| Sort By: Bill Title Bill Status | Bill | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; enact | HB 888 | Senate Read and Referred |
| ‘Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act’; certain consumer protections against surprise billing; provide | SB 359 | House Second Readers |
HB 511 /
Senate Read Second Time
Highways, bridges, and ferries; funding sources and a consolidated state entity for the planning and implementation of mobility and transit services; provisions
Sponsor:
Tanner, Kevin 9th
Committee:
Transportation
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 32, 36, 45, 48, and 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to highways, bridges, and ferries; local government; to repeal and reserve Chapter 32 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority; to amend Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to correct a cross-reference; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the State Road and Tollway Authority, so as to redesignate Code sections relative to such authority to a new chapter and make conforming changes to reflect such transfer; to amend the O.C.G.A., so as to make conforming and cross-reference changes relating to such redesignation and transfer; to reserve Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the State Road and Tollway Authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
| Date | Updates |
| March 10, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| March 9, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| March 8, 2019 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| March 7, 2019 |
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| March 7, 2019 |
House Third Readers |
| March 5, 2019 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| March 1, 2019 |
House Second Readers |
| February 28, 2019 |
House First Readers |
| February 27, 2019 |
House Hopper |
SB 298 /
Senate Read Second Time
Crimes and Offenses and Education; protections for and education to minors regarding smoking and vaping; provide
Sponsor:
Unterman, Renee 45th
Committee:
Regulated Industries and Utilities
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16 and 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses and education, respectively, so as to provide protections for and education to minors regarding smoking and vaping; to revise and provide certain definitions regarding the sale or distribution to, or possession by, minors of cigarettes, tobacco, tobacco related objects, and vapor products to include vapor products that do not contain nicotine; to prohibit such sales or distribution to individuals under the age of 21; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 18, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 5, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 16, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 15, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 306 /
Senate Read Second Time
“Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact”; enter into compact; licensing provisions; revise
Sponsor:
Seay, Valencia 34th
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 44 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speech-language pathologists and audiologists, so as to revise licensing provisions; to enter into an interstate compact known as the “Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact”; to authorize the State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology to administer the compact in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 28, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 27, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 27, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 21, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 313 /
Senate Read Second Time
Pharmacy Benefits Managers; regulation and licensure; extensive revisions; provide
Sponsor:
Burke, Dean 11th
Committee:
Insurance and Labor
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers, so as to provide extensive revisions regarding pharmacy benefits managers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 4, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| March 3, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 28, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 27, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 391 /
Senate Read Second Time
“Early Prescription Refills During Emergencies Act”; health insurers to provide coverage for early refills of a 30 day supply; require; enact
Sponsor:
Kirkpatrick, Kay 32nd
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding insurance, so as to require health insurers to provide coverage for early refills of a 30 day supply of certain prescription medications under certain emergency situations; to amend Code Section 26-4-80 of the O.C.G.A., relating to license required for practice of pharmacy, dispensing of prescription drugs, prescription drug orders, electronically transmitted drug orders, refills, and schedule II controlled substance prescriptions, so as to allow pharmacists to dispense certain refill prescription medications under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 4, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| March 3, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| February 20, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 19, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 350 /
Senate Read Second Time
Public Property; restrooms in state properties provide feminine hygiene products; require
Sponsor:
James, Donzella 35th
Committee:
State Institutions and Property
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding public property, so as to require that certain restrooms in state properties provide feminine hygiene products; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 28, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 27, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| February 4, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 3, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 408 /
Senate Read Second Time
Sick Leave for Care of Immediate Family Members; sunset provision relating to such sick leave requirements; repeal
Sponsor:
Strickland, Brian 17th
Committee:
Insurance and Labor
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-1-10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to use of sick leave for care of immediate family members, so as to repeal the sunset provision relating to such sick leave requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 28, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| February 21, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 20, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 293 /
Senate Read and Referred
‘Balance Billing Consumer Protection Act’; certain consumer protections against balance billing; provide; enact
Sponsor:
Hufstetler, Chuck 52nd
Committee:
Insurance and Labor
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to provide for certain consumer protections against balance billing; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to provide the Attorney General with new enforcement authority against providers; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 15, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 14, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
HB 789 /
Senate Read and Referred
Insurance; creation of a surprise bill rating system based upon the number of certain physician specialty groups contracted with a hospital within a health insurer’s network; provide
Sponsor:
Newton, Mark 123rd
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 20C of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to accurate provider directories, so as to provide for the creation of a surprise bill rating system based upon the number of certain physician specialty groups contracted with a hospital within a health insurer’s network; to provide for definitions; to provide for a requirement that insurers include hospital surprise bill ratings online and in print provider directories; to provide for a requirement that each insurer that advertises any hospital as in-network shall disclose such hospital’s surprise bill rating within such advertisement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 4, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| March 3, 2020 |
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| March 3, 2020 |
House Third Readers |
| February 4, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 28, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 27, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| January 16, 2020 |
House Hopper |
SB 339 /
Senate Read and Referred
Public Assistance; healthcare coverage to individuals not eligible; Medicaid public option network; provide
Sponsor:
Harrell, Sally 40th
Committee:
Appropriations
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public assistance, so as to provide for a Medicaid public option network to provide health care coverage to individuals not eligible for Medicare, Medicaid, or the PeachCare for Kids Program; to provide for definitions; to provide for the establishment of the Georgia Reliable Insurance Network; to provide requirements for the design of the network; to provide requirements for the administration and implementation of the program; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a design and actuarial study; to provide for contingent effectiveness and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 31, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 30, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
HB 842 /
Senate Read and Referred
Gracie’s Law; enact
Sponsor:
Williams, Rick 145th
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to prohibit providers from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due solely to the physical or mental disability of the potential recipient; to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to prohibit health insurers from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due solely to the physical or mental disability of the potential recipient; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Third Readers |
| February 20, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 31, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 30, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| January 29, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 888 /
Senate Read and Referred
Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; enact
Sponsor:
Hawkins, Lee 27th
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to provide for certain consumer protections against surprise billing; to provide for a short title; to provide for applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide mechanisms to resolve payment disputes between insurers and out-of-network providers regarding the provision of healthcare services; to require the department to provide for the maintenance of an all-payer health claims data base; to provide for in-network cost-sharing amounts in healthcare plan contracts; to establish an arbitration process; to require the Commissioner of Insurance to contract with one or more resolution organizations; to require the promulgation of department rules; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 4, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| March 3, 2020 |
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| March 3, 2020 |
House Third Readers |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| February 19, 2020 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
| February 19, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| February 18, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 5, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 4, 2020 |
House Hopper |
SB 348 /
Senate Read and Referred
“Consumer Right to Access Act”; insurer requirements concerning provider network classification; enact
Sponsor:
Kirkpatrick, Kay 32nd
Committee:
Insurance and Labor
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for certain insurer requirements concerning provider network classification; to require the Department of Insurance to assess provider network adequacy on an annual basis; to provide health insurers with the right to request a hearing when network adequacy plans are refused; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 3, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 31, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
HB 987 /
Senate Read and Referred
Health; additional measures for the protection of elderly persons; provide
Sponsor:
Cooper, Sharon 43rd
Committee:
Regulated Industries and Utilities
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to provide additional measures for the protection of elderly persons; to increase the maximum fines for violation by health care facilities; to provide for staffing, training, and financial stability requirements for certain personal care homes and assisted living communities; to provide for limited nursing services in assisted living communities; to provide for certification of memory care centers; to provide for definitions; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for definitions; to rename the State Board of Nursing Home Administrators the State Board of Long-Term Care Facility Administrators; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Third Readers |
| February 26, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| February 25, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 24, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 21, 2020 |
House Hopper |
SB 303 /
House Second Readers
‘Georgia Right to Shop Act’; greater transparency of prices for nonemergency healthcare services; provide
Sponsor:
Watson, Ben 1st
Committee:
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for greater transparency of prices for nonemergency health care services; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for the disclosure of certain pricing information through insurer websites to allow consumers to compare prices; to provide that insurers may use third parties to comply with such requirements; to provide for certain notice requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 27, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 26, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 25, 2020 |
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| February 25, 2020 |
Senate Third Read |
| February 18, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 5, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 27, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 16, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
HB 800 /
House Second Readers
Medical assistance; health care services by providers in bordering states to Georgia Medicaid recipients under certain conditions; provide
Sponsor:
Scott, Sandra 76th
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for health care services by providers in bordering states to Georgia Medicaid recipients under certain conditions; to authorize the Department of Community Health to enter into agreements and compacts with other states; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 28, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 27, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| January 16, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 801 /
House Second Readers
Health; limit the number of patients that may be assigned to a registered professional nurse in specified situations in hospitals; provide
Sponsor:
Scott, Sandra 76th
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other health care facilities, so as to limit the number of patients that may be assigned to a registered professional nurse in specified situations in hospitals; to provide for definitions; to provide that nothing shall preclude a hospital from assigning fewer patients to a registered professional nurse than the established limits; to require the adoption of written policies and procedures for the training and orientation of nursing staff by hospitals; to provide for sanctions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 28, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 27, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| January 16, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 881 /
House Second Readers
Domestic relations; provisions relating to safe places for newborns; revise
Sponsor:
Cooper, Sharon 43rd
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to revise provisions relating to safe places for newborns; to authorize a newborn child to be left with an ambulance service or in a newborn safety incubator; to provide for definitions; to provide for limited liability; to provide for posting of signs on ambulance service vehicles; to provide for rules and regulations governing newborn safety incubators; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 5, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 4, 2020 |
House First Readers
|
| February 3, 2020 |
House Hopper |
SB 359 /
House Second Readers
‘Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act’; certain consumer protections against surprise billing; provide
Sponsor:
Hufstetler, Chuck 52nd
Committee:
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for certain consumer protections against surprise billing; to provide mechanisms to resolve payment disputes between insurers and out-of-network providers regarding the provision of healthcare services; to require the department to provide for the maintenance of an all-payer health claims data base; to provide for in-network cost-sharing amounts in healthcare plan contracts; to establish an arbitration process; to require the Commissioner of Insurance to contract with one or more resolution organizations; to require the promulgation of department rules; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 26, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 25, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 24, 2020 |
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| February 24, 2020 |
Senate Third Read |
| February 21, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 20, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| February 5, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 4, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
HB 910 /
House Second Readers
Georgia Licensed Midwife Act; enact
Sponsor:
Mathiak, Karen 73rd
Committee:
Regulated Industries
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to repeal in its entirety Chapter 26, relating to the practice of midwifery; to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for the licensure and regulation of midwives; to amend Code Section 43-26-12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exceptions to the operation of the “Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act,” so as to provide for an exception relating to the practice of midwifery; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 19, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 18, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 5, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 909 /
House Second Readers
Crimes and offenses; sale or distribution of cigarettes, tobacco, tobacco related objects, vapor products, and marijuana flavored products; increase age
Sponsor:
Cooper, Sharon 43rd
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to increase the age of individuals to which the sale or distribution of cigarettes, tobacco, tobacco related objects, vapor products, and marijuana flavored products are prohibited; to change certain definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 19, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 18, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 5, 2020 |
House Hopper
|
SB 352 /
House Second Readers
Online Provider Directories; certain coverage requirements concerning providers that become out-of-network during a plan year; provide
Sponsor:
Burke, Dean 11th
Committee:
Insurance
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-20C-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to online provider directories, so as to provide for certain coverage requirements concerning providers that become out-of-network during a plan year; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 27, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 26, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 25, 2020 |
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| February 25, 2020 |
Senate Third Read |
| February 24, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 21, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| February 4, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 3, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
HB 961 /
House Second Readers
Health; identification of high-cost prescription drugs for which the state expends significant health care funds; provide
Sponsor:
Park, Sam 101st
Committee:
Insurance
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for the identification of high-cost prescription drugs for which the state expends significant health care funds; to provide for submission of a list of the identified drugs to the Attorney General; to authorize the Attorney General to require certain information from drug manufacturers; to provide for an annual report to the General Assembly; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for civil penalties for noncompliance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 21, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 20, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 19, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 978 /
House Second Readers
Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act; retaliation against a person relating to a report that a disabled adult or elder person is in need of protective services or has been the victim of abuse; prohibit
Sponsor:
Nguyen, Bee 89th
Committee:
Human Relations & Aging
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the “Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act,” so as to prohibit retaliation against a person relating to a report that a disabled adult or elder person is in need of protective services or has been the victim of abuse, neglect, or exploitation; to provide for a right of action; to provide for relief; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 24, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 21, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 20, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 989 /
House Second Readers
Social services; convene advisory working group to review tools and protocols for the screening of children for trauma within the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program; provisions
Sponsor:
Park, Sam 101st
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7C of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to therapy services for children with disabilities, so as to convene an advisory working group to review tools and protocols for the screening of children for trauma within the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program; to provide for findings and recommendations; to provide for abolishment of the advisory working group; to provide for subsequent periodic review of screening protocols and tools; to provide for implementation only if certain conditions are met; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 25, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 24, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 21, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 991 /
House Second Readers
Healthcare Transparency and Accountability Act; enact
Sponsor:
Hatchett, Matt 150th
Committee:
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for transparency relating to state healthcare plans and its contractors; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for an oversight committee; to provide for its members and powers; to provide for information from state contractors and others to the oversight committee regarding state healthcare plans; to provide for confidentiality of certain records; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 4, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 25, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 24, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 21, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1022 /
House Second Readers
Property; dispossessory proceedings; revise procedures for the initiation of dispossessory actions
Sponsor:
Cooper, Sharon 43rd
Committee:
Judiciary
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dispossessory proceedings, so as to revise procedures for the initiation of dispossessory actions; to require a demand by the owner and a tenant’s opportunity to cure; to provide for notice and service; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 27, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 26, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 25, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1090 /
House Second Readers
Labor and industrial relations; provisions regarding employer’s obligation to provide break time for an employee to express breast milk; revise
Sponsor:
Silcox, Deborah 52nd
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding labor and industrial relations, so as to revise provisions regarding employer’s obligation to provide break time for an employee to express breast milk; to revise a definition; to provide for requirements for such employers; to provide for exceptions; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding public officers and employees, so as to require state entities and local governments to provide reasonable break time to an employee who needs to express breast milk; to provide for a definition; to provide for requirements for such state entities and local governments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 3, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| March 3, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 947 /
House Passed/Adopted
Community Health, Department of; engage an actuary to conduct a study of the fiscal impact of carving out pharmacy benefits from the state’s current Medicaid care management organizations; require
Sponsor:
Knight, David 130th
Committee:
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Medicaid generally, so as to require the Department of Community Health to engage an actuary to conduct an actuarial study of the fiscal impact of carving out pharmacy benefits from the state’s current Medicaid care management organizations; to provide for actions based on the results of the actuarial study; to provide for submission of a waiver if necessary; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 4, 2020 |
House Passed/Adopted |
| March 4, 2020 |
House Third Readers |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported |
| February 21, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 21, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 19, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1114 /
House Passed/Adopted
Medical assistance; Medicaid coverage for lactation care and services and postpartum care; provide
Sponsor:
Cooper, Sharon 43rd
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for Medicaid coverage for lactation care and services and postpartum care; to provide for submission of a state plan amendment or waiver, if necessary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 10, 2020 |
House Passed/Adopted |
| March 10, 2020 |
House Third Readers |
| March 9, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported |
| March 9, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| March 5, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| March 5, 2020 |
House Hopper |
SB 307 /
House First Readers
“The Living Hope Home Act”; related to supportive housing for pregnant women age 18 or older; enact
Sponsor:
Unterman, Renee 45th
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to programs and protection for children and youth, so as to provide for registration of supportive housing maternity residences to provide housing for pregnant women; to define a term; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for the right to inspect; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 4, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| March 3, 2020 |
Senate Passed/Adopted |
| March 3, 2020 |
Senate Third Read |
| February 26, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 25, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| January 28, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 27, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 372 /
House First Readers
Public Health; provisions; modernize, clarify, and update; certain councils and committees; eliminate
Sponsor:
Tillery, Blake 19th
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to modernize, clarify, and update provisions relating to public health; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to revise a provision regarding the requirement of defendants to submit to HIV tests for AIDS transmitting crimes; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to license and ceremony for marriage generally; to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to revise provisions regarding the Office of Women’s Health; to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to update terminology relating to sexually transmitted diseases; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 5, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| March 4, 2020 |
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| March 4, 2020 |
Senate Third Read |
| February 28, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 27, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| February 18, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 5, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
HB 963 /
House First Readers
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Act; enact
Sponsor:
Gilliard, Carl 162nd
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to handicapped persons, so as to create the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for the purpose of the commission and the policy of this state; to provide for the composition and appointment of commission members; to provide for an executive director; to provide for duties and powers; to provide for an annual report; to require the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency to consult with the commission; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 24, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 21, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 20, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1094 /
House First Readers
Public officers and employees; paid parental leave for state employees; provide
Sponsor:
Gaines, Houston 117th
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 20 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding personnel administration, so as to provide for paid parental leave for state employees; to provide for a definition; to provide for eligibility; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for certain prohibitions; to provide for rules; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 4, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| March 3, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1113 /
House First Readers
Income tax; expand tax credit for rural physicians to dentists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants
Sponsor:
Barton, Matt 5th
Committee:
Ways & Means
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to expand the tax credit for rural physicians to dentists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants; to revise definitions; to increase the amount of the tax credit and the number of years it can be claimed; to eliminate the restriction relating to returning to practice in a rural county; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 5, 2020 |
House First Readers
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| March 5, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 719 /
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Crimes and offenses; modernization of HIV related laws; provide
Sponsor:
Silcox, Deborah 52nd
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to provide for the modernization of HIV related laws to align with science to ensure that laws and policies support current understanding of best public health practices for preventing and treating HIV, scientific evidence about routes of transmission, and the public health goals of promoting HIV prevention and treatment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 26, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 13, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| April 2, 2019 |
House First Readers |
| March 29, 2019 |
House Hopper |
HB 791 /
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Pharmacists; dispense up to a 90 day supply of a maintenance medication under certain conditions; authorize
Sponsor:
Stephens, Ron 164th
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 26-4-80 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license required for practice of pharmacy, dispensing prescription drugs, prescription drug orders, electronically transmitting drug orders, refills, and Schedule II controlled substance prescriptions, so as to authorize a pharmacist to dispense up to a 90 day supply of a maintenance medication under certain conditions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 28, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 27, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| January 16, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 952 /
House Committee Favorably Reported
Pharmacies; prohibit corporations that own and operate multiple pharmacies from implementing policies and procedures that restrict the quantity of controlled substances dispensed or restrict the prescriber
Sponsor:
Cooper, Sharon 43rd
Committee:
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacies, so as to prohibit corporations that own and operate multiple pharmacies from implementing policies and procedures that restrict the quantity of controlled substances dispensed or restrict the prescriber; to provide for an exception; to prohibit retaliation; to provide for a civil penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported |
| February 21, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 20, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 19, 2020 |
House Hopper |
SB 345 /
House Committee Favorably Reported
Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food; nonprofit organizations to prepare in accordance with Department of Public Health requirements; provide
Sponsor:
Kirkpatrick, Kay 32nd
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to provide for nonprofit organizations to prepare and provide food in accordance with Department of Public Health requirements; to revise the definitions of “food sales establishment” and “food service establishment”; to revise provisions relating to permits for nonprofit food sales and food service; to revise requirements for food items prepared by nonprofit organizations; to eliminate the right to appeal to the commissioner of public health for orders or actions of a county board of health or district health director; to correct a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported |
| February 24, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 21, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 20, 2020 |
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
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| February 20, 2020 |
Senate Third Read |
| February 19, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 18, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| February 3, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 31, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 330 /
Senate Withdrawn Bill/Res Consideration
Public Assistance; healthcare coverage to individuals not eligible; PeachCare Public Option Program; provide
Sponsor:
Harrell, Sally 40th
Committee:
Appropriations
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public assistance, so as to provide for a Medicaid public option program to provide healthcare coverage to individuals not eligible for Medicare, Medicaid, or the PeachCare for Kids Program; to provide for definitions; to provide for the establishment of the PeachCare Public Option Program; to provide requirements for the design of the program; to provide requirements for the administration and implementation of the program; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a design and actuarial study; to provide for contingent effectiveness and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 30, 2020 |
Senate Withdrawn Bill/Res Consideration |
| January 30, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 29, 2020 |
Senate Hopper
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SB 327 /
Senate Read Second Time
Labor and Industrial Relations; employers to provide reasonable break time to employee to express breast milk for nursing child; require
Sponsor:
Karinshak, Zahra 48th
Committee:
Insurance and Labor
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding labor and industrial relations, so as to require employers to provide reasonable break time to an employee who needs to express breast milk for her nursing child; to revise and to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements; to provide for a cause of action against employers for violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 28, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 29, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 28, 2020 |
Senate Hopper
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SB 321 /
Senate Read and Referred
Physician Assistants; relating to the number a physician can authorize and supervise at any one time; provisions; revise
Sponsor:
Hufstetler, Chuck 52nd
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to revise provisions relating to the number of physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses a physician can authorize and supervise at any one time; to remove a limitation on where a physician assistant is authorized to practice; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 29, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 28, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 375 /
Senate Read and Referred
Cigarettes and Tobacco Related Products; additional penalties regarding any person under 21 years of age; provide; definition of vapor product; revise
Sponsor:
Mullis, Jeff 53rd
Committee:
Regulated Industries and Utilities
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sale or distribution to, or possession by, minors of cigarettes and tobacco related products, so as to provide for additional penalties regarding any person under 21 years of age and vapor products; to revise the definition of vapor product; to provide for seizure by law enforcement of any cigarettes, tobacco products, tobacco related objects, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products sold to and in the possession of any person under 21 years of age; to provide for fine and penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 18, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 7, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 376 /
Senate Read and Referred
Insurance; out-of-pocket cost of consumers requiring insulin; reduce
Sponsor:
Jordan, Jennifer 6th
Committee:
Insurance and Labor
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding insurance, so as to reduce out-of-pocket cost of consumers requiring insulin; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 18, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 7, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 349 /
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Local Boards of Education; feminine hygiene products in certain restrooms used by students; provide
Sponsor:
James, Donzella 35th
Committee:
Education and Youth
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to require local boards of education to provide feminine hygiene products in certain restrooms used by students; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 5, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| February 4, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 3, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 342 /
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Office of Health Strategy and Coordination; state all-payer claims database; establishment of an advisory committee; provide
Sponsor:
Burke, Dean 11th
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 53 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Office of Health Strategy and Coordination, so as to provide for a state all-payer claims database; to amend Code Section 33-6-4 of the O.C.G.A., relating to enumeration of unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices and penalty, so as to provide that the failure to submit claims data to the Georgia All-Payer Claims Database shall constitute a violation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 5, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| March 3, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| March 2, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 483 /
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
“Behavorial Rehabilitation and Stability Services Act”; certain Medicaid reimbursement; enact
Sponsor:
Brass, Matt 28th
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for certain Medicaid reimbursement for patients treated pursuant to a behavioral rehabilitation joint venture; to provide that proceeds from the rural tax credit program received by a behavioral rehabilitation joint venture is not counted against a hospital’s cap; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 5, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| March 3, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| March 2, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SR 263 /
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate Emergency Medical Services Study Committee; create
Sponsor:
Mullis, Jeff 53rd
Committee:
Rules
Summary
A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Emergency Medical Services Study Committee; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 4, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 13, 2020 |
Senate Recommitted |
| March 26, 2019 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| March 25, 2019 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| February 27, 2019 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 26, 2019 |
Senate Hopper |
HB 717 /
House Second Readers
Georgia Licensed Midwife Act; enact
Sponsor:
Mathiak, Karen 73rd
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to repeal in its entirety Chapter 26, relating to the practice of midwifery; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for the licensure and regulation of midwives; to provide for definitions; to provide for the creation of the Advisory Board for Licensed Midwives; to provide for its membership and duties; to provide for licensure requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 13, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| April 2, 2019 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
| April 2, 2019 |
House First Readers |
| March 29, 2019 |
House Hopper |
HB 725 /
House Second Readers
Social services; two or more dental service organization administrators for dental services for Medicaid recipients and PeachCare for Kids participants; provide
Sponsor:
Taylor, Darlene 173rd
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for two or more dental service organization administrators for dental services for Medicaid recipients and PeachCare for Kids participants; to require the Department of Community Health to competitively bid out and contract with such dental service organization administrators; to provide for requirements for the dental service organization administrators; to provide for applicability; to provide for an amendment to the state plan if necessary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 14, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 13, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| April 2, 2019 |
House Hopper |
HB 731 /
House Second Readers
Excise tax; certain tobacco products; increase
Sponsor:
Stephens, Ron 164th
Committee:
Ways & Means
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-11-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the excise tax on tobacco products, so as to increase the amount of such tax with respect to certain tobacco products; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 14, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 13, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| April 2, 2019 |
House Hopper |
HB 760 /
House Second Readers
Mental health; authorization of peace officers to take a person to a physician or emergency receiving facility for emergency examination under certain circumstances; provide
Sponsor:
Cooper, Sharon 43rd
Committee:
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to examination and treatment for mental illness, so as to provide for authorization of peace officers to take a person to a physician or emergency receiving facility for emergency examination under certain circumstances; to provide for immunity; to provide for reports; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 16, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 15, 2020 |
House First Readers
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| January 14, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 864 /
House Second Readers
Excise tax; sale of vapor devices and consumable vapor products; provide
Sponsor:
Rich, Bonnie 97th
Committee:
Ways & Means
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to taxes on tobacco products, so as to provide for excise taxes to be levied on the sale of vapor devices and consumable vapor products; to provide for the collection and remittance of such taxes; to require licensure for persons dealing with vapor devices or consumable vapor products and to provide for application and renewal of such licenses; to provide for appeals of certain decisions made by the state revenue commissioner; to provide for civil and criminal penalties; to provide for rules and regulations; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 3, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 31, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| January 30, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 843 /
House Second Readers
Quality Basic Education Act; recess for students in kindergarten and grades one through five; provide
Sponsor:
Douglas, Demetrius 78th
Committee:
Education
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the “Quality Basic Education Act,” so as to provide for recess for students in kindergarten and grades one through five; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 31, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 30, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| January 29, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 544 /
House Second Readers
Mental health; procedures regarding emergency involuntary treatment; revise
Sponsor:
Efstration, Chuck 104th
Committee:
Judiciary
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hospitalization and treatment of alcoholics, drug dependent individuals, and drug abusers, so as to revise procedures regarding emergency involuntary treatment; to require the affidavits of the persons upon which an emergency involuntary treatment order is based to be made part of the patient evaluation and among the documents that influence treatment decisions; to provide for notification of such persons; to allow such persons to be designated as patient representatives; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 1, 2019 |
House Second Readers |
| February 28, 2019 |
House First Readers |
| February 28, 2019 |
House Hopper |
HR 1280 /
House Second Readers
Joint Study Committee on Childhood Lead Exposure; create
Sponsor:
Dempsey, Katie 13th
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Childhood Lead Exposure; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 27, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 26, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 25, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1060 /
House Second Readers
Vulnerable Child Protection Act; enact
Sponsor:
Ehrhart, Ginny 36th
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to prohibit certain licensed, certified, or registered professionals from engaging in certain acts upon minors; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for a penalty and private cause of action; to explicitly waive sovereign immunity, qualified immunity, and official immunity for such a private cause of action; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 28, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 27, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1063 /
House Second Readers
Medical assistance; termination of enrollment in Medicaid of a dual enrollee unless a manual review is conducted verifying that the recipient is no longer eligible; prohibit
Sponsor:
Park, Sam 101st
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to prohibit the termination of enrollment in Medicaid of a dual enrollee unless a manual review is conducted verifying that the recipient is no longer eligible; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 28, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 27, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1064 /
House Second Readers
Georgia Smoke-free Air Act; enact
Sponsor:
Jackson, Derrick 64th
Committee:
Regulated Industries
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16, 20, and 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, education, and health, respectively, so as to revise and provide certain definitions regarding the sale or distribution to, or possession by, minors of cigarettes, tobacco, tobacco related objects, and vapor products to include vapor products that do not contain nicotine; to increase the age of individuals to which sales or distribution of such products and marijuana flavored products are prohibited; to allow for the enactment of more restrictive prohibitions on activities related to tobacco products; to amend the “Georgia Smoke-free Air Act of 2005” to include electronic smoking devices; to change the short title of such Act and to make conforming changes to the penalty and other provisions related to such Act; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 28, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 27, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HR 1302 /
House Second Readers
Joint Study Committee on Chronic Weight Management and Type 2 Diabetes; create
Sponsor:
Dempsey, Katie 13th
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Chronic Weight Management and Type 2 Diabetes; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 28, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 27, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1079 /
House Second Readers
Social services; Section 1115 waiver request to the federal government with a state plan amendment to authorize Medicaid expansion; replace provisions
Sponsor:
Schofield, Kim 60th
Committee:
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 and Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance and insurance, respectively, so as to replace provisions relating to submission of a Section 1115 waiver request to the federal government with a state plan amendment to authorize Medicaid expansion; to revise provisions relating to submission of a Section 1332 innovation waiver proposal to the federal government; to require a state innovation waiver submission to include specific protections and coverage; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 3, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| March 2, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1024 /
House Second Readers
Health; freestanding emergency departments under the certificate of need program; provide
Sponsor:
Newton, Mark 123rd
Committee:
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state health planning and development, so as to provide for freestanding emergency departments under the certificate of need program; to provide an exemption from certificate of need requirements for certain inpatient beds for behavioral health patients and for freestanding emergency departments in rural counties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 27, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 26, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 25, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1032 /
House Second Readers
Health; certificate of need laws; provisions
Sponsor:
Hatchett, Matt 150th
Committee:
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-7-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirements for permits to operate certain health care related institutions, so as to provide that certain facilities that perform medical procedures only in non-sterile procedure rooms that are exempt from certificate of need requirements or are not required to obtain a certificate of need are not subject to certain requirements relating to their physical plant under certificate of need laws; to provide that such facilities cannot be denied a permit based on not meeting a certificate of need requirement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 27, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 26, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HR 1282 /
House Second Readers
House Study Committee on Evaluating, Simplifying, and Eliminating Duplication of Regulatory Requirements for Mental Health and Social Services Providers; create
Sponsor:
Hutchinson, Shelly 107th
Committee:
Special Rules
Summary
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Evaluating, Simplifying, and Eliminating Duplication of Regulatory Requirements for Mental Health and Social Services Providers; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 27, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 26, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 693 /
House Second Readers
Expanding Medicaid to Improve Health Outcomes for New Mothers Act; enact
Sponsor:
Shannon, Renitta 84th
Committee:
Appropriations
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to social services, so as to require the Department of Community Health to allow mothers giving birth to newborns to retain Medicaid eligibility for one year following such birth; to provide for amendments to the state plan if necessary; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 28, 2019 |
House Second Readers |
| March 26, 2019 |
House First Readers |
| March 25, 2019 |
House Hopper |
HR 1248 /
House Second Readers
House Study Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality Among African Americans; create
Sponsor:
Clark, Jasmine 108th
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality Among African Americans; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 26, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 25, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 24, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1151 /
House Hopper
Health Benefit Plan Network Access and Adequacy Act; enact
Sponsor:
Schofield, Kim 60th
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to increase consumer access to health care by improving network adequacy; to provide for effective dates; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 10, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1153 /
House Hopper
Individual Short-Term Health Insurance Consumer Protection Act; enact
Sponsor:
Schofield, Kim 60th
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for certain consumer protections related to individual short-term health insurance plans; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for a 181 day coverage limit; to provide for the inclusion of most essential health benefits; to prohibit medical underwriting; to provide that preventive services shall be included at no additional cost to the insured; to provide that certain consumer disclosures are required; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 10, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1103 /
House First Readers
Social services; license approval; notify local law enforcement agencies; provisions
Sponsor:
Smyre, Calvin 135th
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 and Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions and programs and protection for children and youth, respectively, so as to require the licensing and permitting authorities of personal care homes and child-caring institutions and the approving agencies of foster care homes to notify the applicable local law enforcement agencies, fire departments, licensing departments, and planning and zoning departments of any such license, permittance, or approval; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 5, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| March 4, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1105 /
House First Readers
Patient Protection Through Health Information Exchange Act; enact
Sponsor:
Newton, Mark 123rd
Committee:
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 12 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health care data collection, so as to require hospitals to participate in a survey disclosing whether such hospitals maintain technology allowing the electronic sharing of certain patient information with other hospitals; to provide for definitions; to provide that the department shall collect the survey results and submit a report to the legislature; to provide for repeal; to provide for applicability; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 5, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| March 4, 2020 |
House Hopper |
Legislation we’re watching
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|---|---|---|
| Highways, bridges, and ferries; funding sources and a consolidated state entity for the planning and implementation of mobility and transit services; provisions | HB 511 | Senate Read Second Time |
| Crimes and Offenses and Education; protections for and education to minors regarding smoking and vaping; provide | SB 298 | Senate Read Second Time |
| “Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact”; enter into compact; licensing provisions; revise | SB 306 | Senate Read Second Time |
| Pharmacy Benefits Managers; regulation and licensure; extensive revisions; provide | SB 313 | Senate Read Second Time |
| “Early Prescription Refills During Emergencies Act”; health insurers to provide coverage for early refills of a 30 day supply; require; enact | SB 391 | Senate Read Second Time |
| Public Property; restrooms in state properties provide feminine hygiene products; require | SB 350 | Senate Read Second Time |
| Sick Leave for Care of Immediate Family Members; sunset provision relating to such sick leave requirements; repeal | SB 408 | Senate Read Second Time |
| ‘Balance Billing Consumer Protection Act’; certain consumer protections against balance billing; provide; enact | SB 293 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Insurance; creation of a surprise bill rating system based upon the number of certain physician specialty groups contracted with a hospital within a health insurer’s network; provide | HB 789 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Public Assistance; healthcare coverage to individuals not eligible; Medicaid public option network; provide | SB 339 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Gracie’s Law; enact | HB 842 | Senate Read and Referred |
| “Consumer Right to Access Act”; insurer requirements concerning provider network classification; enact | SB 348 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Health; additional measures for the protection of elderly persons; provide | HB 987 | Senate Read and Referred |
| ‘Georgia Right to Shop Act’; greater transparency of prices for nonemergency healthcare services; provide | SB 303 | House Second Readers |
| Medical assistance; health care services by providers in bordering states to Georgia Medicaid recipients under certain conditions; provide | HB 800 | House Second Readers |
| Health; limit the number of patients that may be assigned to a registered professional nurse in specified situations in hospitals; provide | HB 801 | House Second Readers |
| Domestic relations; provisions relating to safe places for newborns; revise | HB 881 | House Second Readers |
| Georgia Licensed Midwife Act; enact | HB 910 | House Second Readers |
| Crimes and offenses; sale or distribution of cigarettes, tobacco, tobacco related objects, vapor products, and marijuana flavored products; increase age | HB 909 | House Second Readers |
| Online Provider Directories; certain coverage requirements concerning providers that become out-of-network during a plan year; provide | SB 352 | House Second Readers |
| Health; identification of high-cost prescription drugs for which the state expends significant health care funds; provide | HB 961 | House Second Readers |
| Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act; retaliation against a person relating to a report that a disabled adult or elder person is in need of protective services or has been the victim of abuse; prohibit | HB 978 | House Second Readers |
| Social services; convene advisory working group to review tools and protocols for the screening of children for trauma within the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program; provisions | HB 989 | House Second Readers |
| Healthcare Transparency and Accountability Act; enact | HB 991 | House Second Readers |
| Property; dispossessory proceedings; revise procedures for the initiation of dispossessory actions | HB 1022 | House Second Readers |
| Labor and industrial relations; provisions regarding employer’s obligation to provide break time for an employee to express breast milk; revise | HB 1090 | House Second Readers |
| Community Health, Department of; engage an actuary to conduct a study of the fiscal impact of carving out pharmacy benefits from the state’s current Medicaid care management organizations; require | HB 947 | House Passed/Adopted |
| Medical assistance; Medicaid coverage for lactation care and services and postpartum care; provide | HB 1114 | House Passed/Adopted |
| “The Living Hope Home Act”; related to supportive housing for pregnant women age 18 or older; enact | SB 307 | House First Readers |
| Public Health; provisions; modernize, clarify, and update; certain councils and committees; eliminate | SB 372 | House First Readers |
| Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Act; enact | HB 963 | House First Readers |
| Public officers and employees; paid parental leave for state employees; provide | HB 1094 | House First Readers |
| Income tax; expand tax credit for rural physicians to dentists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants | HB 1113 | House First Readers |
| Crimes and offenses; modernization of HIV related laws; provide | HB 719 | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| Pharmacists; dispense up to a 90 day supply of a maintenance medication under certain conditions; authorize | HB 791 | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| Pharmacies; prohibit corporations that own and operate multiple pharmacies from implementing policies and procedures that restrict the quantity of controlled substances dispensed or restrict the prescriber | HB 952 | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food; nonprofit organizations to prepare in accordance with Department of Public Health requirements; provide | SB 345 | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| Public Assistance; healthcare coverage to individuals not eligible; PeachCare Public Option Program; provide | SB 330 | Senate Withdrawn Bill/Res Consideration |
| Labor and Industrial Relations; employers to provide reasonable break time to employee to express breast milk for nursing child; require | SB 327 | Senate Read Second Time |
| Physician Assistants; relating to the number a physician can authorize and supervise at any one time; provisions; revise | SB 321 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Cigarettes and Tobacco Related Products; additional penalties regarding any person under 21 years of age; provide; definition of vapor product; revise | SB 375 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Insurance; out-of-pocket cost of consumers requiring insulin; reduce | SB 376 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Local Boards of Education; feminine hygiene products in certain restrooms used by students; provide | SB 349 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| Office of Health Strategy and Coordination; state all-payer claims database; establishment of an advisory committee; provide | SB 342 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| “Behavorial Rehabilitation and Stability Services Act”; certain Medicaid reimbursement; enact | SB 483 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| Senate Emergency Medical Services Study Committee; create | SR 263 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| Georgia Licensed Midwife Act; enact | HB 717 | House Second Readers |
| Social services; two or more dental service organization administrators for dental services for Medicaid recipients and PeachCare for Kids participants; provide | HB 725 | House Second Readers |
| Excise tax; certain tobacco products; increase | HB 731 | House Second Readers |
| Mental health; authorization of peace officers to take a person to a physician or emergency receiving facility for emergency examination under certain circumstances; provide | HB 760 | House Second Readers |
| Excise tax; sale of vapor devices and consumable vapor products; provide | HB 864 | House Second Readers |
| Quality Basic Education Act; recess for students in kindergarten and grades one through five; provide | HB 843 | House Second Readers |
| Mental health; procedures regarding emergency involuntary treatment; revise | HB 544 | House Second Readers |
| Joint Study Committee on Childhood Lead Exposure; create | HR 1280 | House Second Readers |
| Vulnerable Child Protection Act; enact | HB 1060 | House Second Readers |
| Medical assistance; termination of enrollment in Medicaid of a dual enrollee unless a manual review is conducted verifying that the recipient is no longer eligible; prohibit | HB 1063 | House Second Readers |
| Georgia Smoke-free Air Act; enact | HB 1064 | House Second Readers |
| Joint Study Committee on Chronic Weight Management and Type 2 Diabetes; create | HR 1302 | House Second Readers |
| Social services; Section 1115 waiver request to the federal government with a state plan amendment to authorize Medicaid expansion; replace provisions | HB 1079 | House Second Readers |
| Health; freestanding emergency departments under the certificate of need program; provide | HB 1024 | House Second Readers |
| Health; certificate of need laws; provisions | HB 1032 | House Second Readers |
| House Study Committee on Evaluating, Simplifying, and Eliminating Duplication of Regulatory Requirements for Mental Health and Social Services Providers; create | HR 1282 | House Second Readers |
| Expanding Medicaid to Improve Health Outcomes for New Mothers Act; enact | HB 693 | House Second Readers |
| House Study Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality Among African Americans; create | HR 1248 | House Second Readers |
| Health Benefit Plan Network Access and Adequacy Act; enact | HB 1151 | House Hopper |
| Individual Short-Term Health Insurance Consumer Protection Act; enact | HB 1153 | House Hopper |
| Social services; license approval; notify local law enforcement agencies; provisions | HB 1103 | House First Readers |
| Patient Protection Through Health Information Exchange Act; enact | HB 1105 | House First Readers |
HB 511 /
Senate Read Second Time
Highways, bridges, and ferries; funding sources and a consolidated state entity for the planning and implementation of mobility and transit services; provisions
Sponsor:
Tanner, Kevin 9th
Committee:
Transportation
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 32, 36, 45, 48, and 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to highways, bridges, and ferries; local government; to repeal and reserve Chapter 32 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority; to amend Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to correct a cross-reference; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the State Road and Tollway Authority, so as to redesignate Code sections relative to such authority to a new chapter and make conforming changes to reflect such transfer; to amend the O.C.G.A., so as to make conforming and cross-reference changes relating to such redesignation and transfer; to reserve Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the State Road and Tollway Authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
| Date | Updates |
| March 10, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| March 9, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| March 8, 2019 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| March 7, 2019 |
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| March 7, 2019 |
House Third Readers |
| March 5, 2019 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| March 1, 2019 |
House Second Readers |
| February 28, 2019 |
House First Readers |
| February 27, 2019 |
House Hopper |
SB 298 /
Senate Read Second Time
Crimes and Offenses and Education; protections for and education to minors regarding smoking and vaping; provide
Sponsor:
Unterman, Renee 45th
Committee:
Regulated Industries and Utilities
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16 and 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses and education, respectively, so as to provide protections for and education to minors regarding smoking and vaping; to revise and provide certain definitions regarding the sale or distribution to, or possession by, minors of cigarettes, tobacco, tobacco related objects, and vapor products to include vapor products that do not contain nicotine; to prohibit such sales or distribution to individuals under the age of 21; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 18, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 5, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 16, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 15, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 306 /
Senate Read Second Time
“Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact”; enter into compact; licensing provisions; revise
Sponsor:
Seay, Valencia 34th
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 44 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speech-language pathologists and audiologists, so as to revise licensing provisions; to enter into an interstate compact known as the “Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact”; to authorize the State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology to administer the compact in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 28, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 27, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 27, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 21, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 313 /
Senate Read Second Time
Pharmacy Benefits Managers; regulation and licensure; extensive revisions; provide
Sponsor:
Burke, Dean 11th
Committee:
Insurance and Labor
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers, so as to provide extensive revisions regarding pharmacy benefits managers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 4, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| March 3, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 28, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 27, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 391 /
Senate Read Second Time
“Early Prescription Refills During Emergencies Act”; health insurers to provide coverage for early refills of a 30 day supply; require; enact
Sponsor:
Kirkpatrick, Kay 32nd
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding insurance, so as to require health insurers to provide coverage for early refills of a 30 day supply of certain prescription medications under certain emergency situations; to amend Code Section 26-4-80 of the O.C.G.A., relating to license required for practice of pharmacy, dispensing of prescription drugs, prescription drug orders, electronically transmitted drug orders, refills, and schedule II controlled substance prescriptions, so as to allow pharmacists to dispense certain refill prescription medications under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 4, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| March 3, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| February 20, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 19, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 350 /
Senate Read Second Time
Public Property; restrooms in state properties provide feminine hygiene products; require
Sponsor:
James, Donzella 35th
Committee:
State Institutions and Property
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding public property, so as to require that certain restrooms in state properties provide feminine hygiene products; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 28, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 27, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| February 4, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 3, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 408 /
Senate Read Second Time
Sick Leave for Care of Immediate Family Members; sunset provision relating to such sick leave requirements; repeal
Sponsor:
Strickland, Brian 17th
Committee:
Insurance and Labor
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-1-10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to use of sick leave for care of immediate family members, so as to repeal the sunset provision relating to such sick leave requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 28, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| February 21, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 20, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 293 /
Senate Read and Referred
‘Balance Billing Consumer Protection Act’; certain consumer protections against balance billing; provide; enact
Sponsor:
Hufstetler, Chuck 52nd
Committee:
Insurance and Labor
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to provide for certain consumer protections against balance billing; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to provide the Attorney General with new enforcement authority against providers; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 15, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 14, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
HB 789 /
Senate Read and Referred
Insurance; creation of a surprise bill rating system based upon the number of certain physician specialty groups contracted with a hospital within a health insurer’s network; provide
Sponsor:
Newton, Mark 123rd
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 20C of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to accurate provider directories, so as to provide for the creation of a surprise bill rating system based upon the number of certain physician specialty groups contracted with a hospital within a health insurer’s network; to provide for definitions; to provide for a requirement that insurers include hospital surprise bill ratings online and in print provider directories; to provide for a requirement that each insurer that advertises any hospital as in-network shall disclose such hospital’s surprise bill rating within such advertisement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 4, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| March 3, 2020 |
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| March 3, 2020 |
House Third Readers |
| February 4, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 28, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 27, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| January 16, 2020 |
House Hopper |
SB 339 /
Senate Read and Referred
Public Assistance; healthcare coverage to individuals not eligible; Medicaid public option network; provide
Sponsor:
Harrell, Sally 40th
Committee:
Appropriations
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public assistance, so as to provide for a Medicaid public option network to provide health care coverage to individuals not eligible for Medicare, Medicaid, or the PeachCare for Kids Program; to provide for definitions; to provide for the establishment of the Georgia Reliable Insurance Network; to provide requirements for the design of the network; to provide requirements for the administration and implementation of the program; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a design and actuarial study; to provide for contingent effectiveness and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 31, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 30, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
HB 842 /
Senate Read and Referred
Gracie’s Law; enact
Sponsor:
Williams, Rick 145th
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to prohibit providers from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due solely to the physical or mental disability of the potential recipient; to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to prohibit health insurers from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due solely to the physical or mental disability of the potential recipient; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Third Readers |
| February 20, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 31, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 30, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| January 29, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 888 /
Senate Read and Referred
Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; enact
Sponsor:
Hawkins, Lee 27th
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to provide for certain consumer protections against surprise billing; to provide for a short title; to provide for applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide mechanisms to resolve payment disputes between insurers and out-of-network providers regarding the provision of healthcare services; to require the department to provide for the maintenance of an all-payer health claims data base; to provide for in-network cost-sharing amounts in healthcare plan contracts; to establish an arbitration process; to require the Commissioner of Insurance to contract with one or more resolution organizations; to require the promulgation of department rules; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 4, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| March 3, 2020 |
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| March 3, 2020 |
House Third Readers |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| February 19, 2020 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
| February 19, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| February 18, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 5, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 4, 2020 |
House Hopper |
SB 348 /
Senate Read and Referred
“Consumer Right to Access Act”; insurer requirements concerning provider network classification; enact
Sponsor:
Kirkpatrick, Kay 32nd
Committee:
Insurance and Labor
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for certain insurer requirements concerning provider network classification; to require the Department of Insurance to assess provider network adequacy on an annual basis; to provide health insurers with the right to request a hearing when network adequacy plans are refused; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 3, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 31, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
HB 987 /
Senate Read and Referred
Health; additional measures for the protection of elderly persons; provide
Sponsor:
Cooper, Sharon 43rd
Committee:
Regulated Industries and Utilities
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to provide additional measures for the protection of elderly persons; to increase the maximum fines for violation by health care facilities; to provide for staffing, training, and financial stability requirements for certain personal care homes and assisted living communities; to provide for limited nursing services in assisted living communities; to provide for certification of memory care centers; to provide for definitions; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for definitions; to rename the State Board of Nursing Home Administrators the State Board of Long-Term Care Facility Administrators; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Third Readers |
| February 26, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| February 25, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 24, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 21, 2020 |
House Hopper |
SB 303 /
House Second Readers
‘Georgia Right to Shop Act’; greater transparency of prices for nonemergency healthcare services; provide
Sponsor:
Watson, Ben 1st
Committee:
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for greater transparency of prices for nonemergency health care services; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for the disclosure of certain pricing information through insurer websites to allow consumers to compare prices; to provide that insurers may use third parties to comply with such requirements; to provide for certain notice requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 27, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 26, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 25, 2020 |
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| February 25, 2020 |
Senate Third Read |
| February 18, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 5, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 27, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 16, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
HB 800 /
House Second Readers
Medical assistance; health care services by providers in bordering states to Georgia Medicaid recipients under certain conditions; provide
Sponsor:
Scott, Sandra 76th
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for health care services by providers in bordering states to Georgia Medicaid recipients under certain conditions; to authorize the Department of Community Health to enter into agreements and compacts with other states; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 28, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 27, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| January 16, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 801 /
House Second Readers
Health; limit the number of patients that may be assigned to a registered professional nurse in specified situations in hospitals; provide
Sponsor:
Scott, Sandra 76th
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other health care facilities, so as to limit the number of patients that may be assigned to a registered professional nurse in specified situations in hospitals; to provide for definitions; to provide that nothing shall preclude a hospital from assigning fewer patients to a registered professional nurse than the established limits; to require the adoption of written policies and procedures for the training and orientation of nursing staff by hospitals; to provide for sanctions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 28, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 27, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| January 16, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 881 /
House Second Readers
Domestic relations; provisions relating to safe places for newborns; revise
Sponsor:
Cooper, Sharon 43rd
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to revise provisions relating to safe places for newborns; to authorize a newborn child to be left with an ambulance service or in a newborn safety incubator; to provide for definitions; to provide for limited liability; to provide for posting of signs on ambulance service vehicles; to provide for rules and regulations governing newborn safety incubators; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 5, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 4, 2020 |
House First Readers
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| February 3, 2020 |
House Hopper |
SB 359 /
House Second Readers
‘Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act’; certain consumer protections against surprise billing; provide
Sponsor:
Hufstetler, Chuck 52nd
Committee:
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for certain consumer protections against surprise billing; to provide mechanisms to resolve payment disputes between insurers and out-of-network providers regarding the provision of healthcare services; to require the department to provide for the maintenance of an all-payer health claims data base; to provide for in-network cost-sharing amounts in healthcare plan contracts; to establish an arbitration process; to require the Commissioner of Insurance to contract with one or more resolution organizations; to require the promulgation of department rules; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 26, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 25, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 24, 2020 |
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| February 24, 2020 |
Senate Third Read |
| February 21, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 20, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| February 5, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 4, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
HB 910 /
House Second Readers
Georgia Licensed Midwife Act; enact
Sponsor:
Mathiak, Karen 73rd
Committee:
Regulated Industries
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to repeal in its entirety Chapter 26, relating to the practice of midwifery; to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for the licensure and regulation of midwives; to amend Code Section 43-26-12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exceptions to the operation of the “Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act,” so as to provide for an exception relating to the practice of midwifery; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 19, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 18, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 5, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 909 /
House Second Readers
Crimes and offenses; sale or distribution of cigarettes, tobacco, tobacco related objects, vapor products, and marijuana flavored products; increase age
Sponsor:
Cooper, Sharon 43rd
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to increase the age of individuals to which the sale or distribution of cigarettes, tobacco, tobacco related objects, vapor products, and marijuana flavored products are prohibited; to change certain definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 19, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 18, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 5, 2020 |
House Hopper
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SB 352 /
House Second Readers
Online Provider Directories; certain coverage requirements concerning providers that become out-of-network during a plan year; provide
Sponsor:
Burke, Dean 11th
Committee:
Insurance
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-20C-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to online provider directories, so as to provide for certain coverage requirements concerning providers that become out-of-network during a plan year; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 27, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 26, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 25, 2020 |
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| February 25, 2020 |
Senate Third Read |
| February 24, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 21, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| February 4, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 3, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
HB 961 /
House Second Readers
Health; identification of high-cost prescription drugs for which the state expends significant health care funds; provide
Sponsor:
Park, Sam 101st
Committee:
Insurance
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for the identification of high-cost prescription drugs for which the state expends significant health care funds; to provide for submission of a list of the identified drugs to the Attorney General; to authorize the Attorney General to require certain information from drug manufacturers; to provide for an annual report to the General Assembly; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for civil penalties for noncompliance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 21, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 20, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 19, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 978 /
House Second Readers
Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act; retaliation against a person relating to a report that a disabled adult or elder person is in need of protective services or has been the victim of abuse; prohibit
Sponsor:
Nguyen, Bee 89th
Committee:
Human Relations & Aging
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the “Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act,” so as to prohibit retaliation against a person relating to a report that a disabled adult or elder person is in need of protective services or has been the victim of abuse, neglect, or exploitation; to provide for a right of action; to provide for relief; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 24, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 21, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 20, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 989 /
House Second Readers
Social services; convene advisory working group to review tools and protocols for the screening of children for trauma within the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program; provisions
Sponsor:
Park, Sam 101st
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7C of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to therapy services for children with disabilities, so as to convene an advisory working group to review tools and protocols for the screening of children for trauma within the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program; to provide for findings and recommendations; to provide for abolishment of the advisory working group; to provide for subsequent periodic review of screening protocols and tools; to provide for implementation only if certain conditions are met; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 25, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 24, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 21, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 991 /
House Second Readers
Healthcare Transparency and Accountability Act; enact
Sponsor:
Hatchett, Matt 150th
Committee:
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for transparency relating to state healthcare plans and its contractors; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for an oversight committee; to provide for its members and powers; to provide for information from state contractors and others to the oversight committee regarding state healthcare plans; to provide for confidentiality of certain records; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 4, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 25, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 24, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 21, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1022 /
House Second Readers
Property; dispossessory proceedings; revise procedures for the initiation of dispossessory actions
Sponsor:
Cooper, Sharon 43rd
Committee:
Judiciary
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dispossessory proceedings, so as to revise procedures for the initiation of dispossessory actions; to require a demand by the owner and a tenant’s opportunity to cure; to provide for notice and service; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 27, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 26, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 25, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1090 /
House Second Readers
Labor and industrial relations; provisions regarding employer’s obligation to provide break time for an employee to express breast milk; revise
Sponsor:
Silcox, Deborah 52nd
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding labor and industrial relations, so as to revise provisions regarding employer’s obligation to provide break time for an employee to express breast milk; to revise a definition; to provide for requirements for such employers; to provide for exceptions; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding public officers and employees, so as to require state entities and local governments to provide reasonable break time to an employee who needs to express breast milk; to provide for a definition; to provide for requirements for such state entities and local governments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 3, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| March 3, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 947 /
House Passed/Adopted
Community Health, Department of; engage an actuary to conduct a study of the fiscal impact of carving out pharmacy benefits from the state’s current Medicaid care management organizations; require
Sponsor:
Knight, David 130th
Committee:
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Medicaid generally, so as to require the Department of Community Health to engage an actuary to conduct an actuarial study of the fiscal impact of carving out pharmacy benefits from the state’s current Medicaid care management organizations; to provide for actions based on the results of the actuarial study; to provide for submission of a waiver if necessary; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 4, 2020 |
House Passed/Adopted |
| March 4, 2020 |
House Third Readers |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported |
| February 21, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 21, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 19, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1114 /
House Passed/Adopted
Medical assistance; Medicaid coverage for lactation care and services and postpartum care; provide
Sponsor:
Cooper, Sharon 43rd
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for Medicaid coverage for lactation care and services and postpartum care; to provide for submission of a state plan amendment or waiver, if necessary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 10, 2020 |
House Passed/Adopted |
| March 10, 2020 |
House Third Readers |
| March 9, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported |
| March 9, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| March 5, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| March 5, 2020 |
House Hopper |
SB 307 /
House First Readers
“The Living Hope Home Act”; related to supportive housing for pregnant women age 18 or older; enact
Sponsor:
Unterman, Renee 45th
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to programs and protection for children and youth, so as to provide for registration of supportive housing maternity residences to provide housing for pregnant women; to define a term; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for the right to inspect; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 4, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| March 3, 2020 |
Senate Passed/Adopted |
| March 3, 2020 |
Senate Third Read |
| February 26, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 25, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| January 28, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 27, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 372 /
House First Readers
Public Health; provisions; modernize, clarify, and update; certain councils and committees; eliminate
Sponsor:
Tillery, Blake 19th
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to modernize, clarify, and update provisions relating to public health; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to revise a provision regarding the requirement of defendants to submit to HIV tests for AIDS transmitting crimes; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to license and ceremony for marriage generally; to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to revise provisions regarding the Office of Women’s Health; to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to update terminology relating to sexually transmitted diseases; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 5, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| March 4, 2020 |
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| March 4, 2020 |
Senate Third Read |
| February 28, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 27, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| February 18, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 5, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
HB 963 /
House First Readers
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Act; enact
Sponsor:
Gilliard, Carl 162nd
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to handicapped persons, so as to create the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for the purpose of the commission and the policy of this state; to provide for the composition and appointment of commission members; to provide for an executive director; to provide for duties and powers; to provide for an annual report; to require the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency to consult with the commission; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 24, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 21, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 20, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1094 /
House First Readers
Public officers and employees; paid parental leave for state employees; provide
Sponsor:
Gaines, Houston 117th
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 20 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding personnel administration, so as to provide for paid parental leave for state employees; to provide for a definition; to provide for eligibility; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for certain prohibitions; to provide for rules; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 4, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| March 3, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1113 /
House First Readers
Income tax; expand tax credit for rural physicians to dentists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants
Sponsor:
Barton, Matt 5th
Committee:
Ways & Means
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to expand the tax credit for rural physicians to dentists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants; to revise definitions; to increase the amount of the tax credit and the number of years it can be claimed; to eliminate the restriction relating to returning to practice in a rural county; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 5, 2020 |
House First Readers
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| March 5, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 719 /
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Crimes and offenses; modernization of HIV related laws; provide
Sponsor:
Silcox, Deborah 52nd
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to provide for the modernization of HIV related laws to align with science to ensure that laws and policies support current understanding of best public health practices for preventing and treating HIV, scientific evidence about routes of transmission, and the public health goals of promoting HIV prevention and treatment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 26, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 13, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| April 2, 2019 |
House First Readers |
| March 29, 2019 |
House Hopper |
HB 791 /
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Pharmacists; dispense up to a 90 day supply of a maintenance medication under certain conditions; authorize
Sponsor:
Stephens, Ron 164th
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 26-4-80 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license required for practice of pharmacy, dispensing prescription drugs, prescription drug orders, electronically transmitting drug orders, refills, and Schedule II controlled substance prescriptions, so as to authorize a pharmacist to dispense up to a 90 day supply of a maintenance medication under certain conditions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 28, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 27, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| January 16, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 952 /
House Committee Favorably Reported
Pharmacies; prohibit corporations that own and operate multiple pharmacies from implementing policies and procedures that restrict the quantity of controlled substances dispensed or restrict the prescriber
Sponsor:
Cooper, Sharon 43rd
Committee:
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacies, so as to prohibit corporations that own and operate multiple pharmacies from implementing policies and procedures that restrict the quantity of controlled substances dispensed or restrict the prescriber; to provide for an exception; to prohibit retaliation; to provide for a civil penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported |
| February 21, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 20, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 19, 2020 |
House Hopper |
SB 345 /
House Committee Favorably Reported
Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food; nonprofit organizations to prepare in accordance with Department of Public Health requirements; provide
Sponsor:
Kirkpatrick, Kay 32nd
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to provide for nonprofit organizations to prepare and provide food in accordance with Department of Public Health requirements; to revise the definitions of “food sales establishment” and “food service establishment”; to revise provisions relating to permits for nonprofit food sales and food service; to revise requirements for food items prepared by nonprofit organizations; to eliminate the right to appeal to the commissioner of public health for orders or actions of a county board of health or district health director; to correct a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
House Committee Favorably Reported |
| February 24, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 21, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 20, 2020 |
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
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| February 20, 2020 |
Senate Third Read |
| February 19, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 18, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| February 3, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 31, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 330 /
Senate Withdrawn Bill/Res Consideration
Public Assistance; healthcare coverage to individuals not eligible; PeachCare Public Option Program; provide
Sponsor:
Harrell, Sally 40th
Committee:
Appropriations
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public assistance, so as to provide for a Medicaid public option program to provide healthcare coverage to individuals not eligible for Medicare, Medicaid, or the PeachCare for Kids Program; to provide for definitions; to provide for the establishment of the PeachCare Public Option Program; to provide requirements for the design of the program; to provide requirements for the administration and implementation of the program; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a design and actuarial study; to provide for contingent effectiveness and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 30, 2020 |
Senate Withdrawn Bill/Res Consideration |
| January 30, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 29, 2020 |
Senate Hopper
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SB 327 /
Senate Read Second Time
Labor and Industrial Relations; employers to provide reasonable break time to employee to express breast milk for nursing child; require
Sponsor:
Karinshak, Zahra 48th
Committee:
Insurance and Labor
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding labor and industrial relations, so as to require employers to provide reasonable break time to an employee who needs to express breast milk for her nursing child; to revise and to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements; to provide for a cause of action against employers for violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| February 28, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 29, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 28, 2020 |
Senate Hopper
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SB 321 /
Senate Read and Referred
Physician Assistants; relating to the number a physician can authorize and supervise at any one time; provisions; revise
Sponsor:
Hufstetler, Chuck 52nd
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to revise provisions relating to the number of physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses a physician can authorize and supervise at any one time; to remove a limitation on where a physician assistant is authorized to practice; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 29, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| January 28, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 375 /
Senate Read and Referred
Cigarettes and Tobacco Related Products; additional penalties regarding any person under 21 years of age; provide; definition of vapor product; revise
Sponsor:
Mullis, Jeff 53rd
Committee:
Regulated Industries and Utilities
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sale or distribution to, or possession by, minors of cigarettes and tobacco related products, so as to provide for additional penalties regarding any person under 21 years of age and vapor products; to revise the definition of vapor product; to provide for seizure by law enforcement of any cigarettes, tobacco products, tobacco related objects, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products sold to and in the possession of any person under 21 years of age; to provide for fine and penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 18, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 7, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 376 /
Senate Read and Referred
Insurance; out-of-pocket cost of consumers requiring insulin; reduce
Sponsor:
Jordan, Jennifer 6th
Committee:
Insurance and Labor
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding insurance, so as to reduce out-of-pocket cost of consumers requiring insulin; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 18, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 7, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 349 /
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Local Boards of Education; feminine hygiene products in certain restrooms used by students; provide
Sponsor:
James, Donzella 35th
Committee:
Education and Youth
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to require local boards of education to provide feminine hygiene products in certain restrooms used by students; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 5, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| February 4, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 3, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 342 /
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Office of Health Strategy and Coordination; state all-payer claims database; establishment of an advisory committee; provide
Sponsor:
Burke, Dean 11th
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 53 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Office of Health Strategy and Coordination, so as to provide for a state all-payer claims database; to amend Code Section 33-6-4 of the O.C.G.A., relating to enumeration of unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices and penalty, so as to provide that the failure to submit claims data to the Georgia All-Payer Claims Database shall constitute a violation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 5, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| March 3, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| March 2, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SB 483 /
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
“Behavorial Rehabilitation and Stability Services Act”; certain Medicaid reimbursement; enact
Sponsor:
Brass, Matt 28th
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for certain Medicaid reimbursement for patients treated pursuant to a behavioral rehabilitation joint venture; to provide that proceeds from the rural tax credit program received by a behavioral rehabilitation joint venture is not counted against a hospital’s cap; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 5, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| March 3, 2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| March 2, 2020 |
Senate Hopper |
SR 263 /
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate Emergency Medical Services Study Committee; create
Sponsor:
Mullis, Jeff 53rd
Committee:
Rules
Summary
A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Emergency Medical Services Study Committee; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 4, 2020 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| January 13, 2020 |
Senate Recommitted |
| March 26, 2019 |
Senate Read Second Time |
| March 25, 2019 |
Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| February 27, 2019 |
Senate Read and Referred |
| February 26, 2019 |
Senate Hopper |
HB 717 /
House Second Readers
Georgia Licensed Midwife Act; enact
Sponsor:
Mathiak, Karen 73rd
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to repeal in its entirety Chapter 26, relating to the practice of midwifery; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for the licensure and regulation of midwives; to provide for definitions; to provide for the creation of the Advisory Board for Licensed Midwives; to provide for its membership and duties; to provide for licensure requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 13, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| April 2, 2019 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
| April 2, 2019 |
House First Readers |
| March 29, 2019 |
House Hopper |
HB 725 /
House Second Readers
Social services; two or more dental service organization administrators for dental services for Medicaid recipients and PeachCare for Kids participants; provide
Sponsor:
Taylor, Darlene 173rd
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for two or more dental service organization administrators for dental services for Medicaid recipients and PeachCare for Kids participants; to require the Department of Community Health to competitively bid out and contract with such dental service organization administrators; to provide for requirements for the dental service organization administrators; to provide for applicability; to provide for an amendment to the state plan if necessary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 14, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 13, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| April 2, 2019 |
House Hopper |
HB 731 /
House Second Readers
Excise tax; certain tobacco products; increase
Sponsor:
Stephens, Ron 164th
Committee:
Ways & Means
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-11-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the excise tax on tobacco products, so as to increase the amount of such tax with respect to certain tobacco products; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 14, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 13, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| April 2, 2019 |
House Hopper |
HB 760 /
House Second Readers
Mental health; authorization of peace officers to take a person to a physician or emergency receiving facility for emergency examination under certain circumstances; provide
Sponsor:
Cooper, Sharon 43rd
Committee:
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to examination and treatment for mental illness, so as to provide for authorization of peace officers to take a person to a physician or emergency receiving facility for emergency examination under certain circumstances; to provide for immunity; to provide for reports; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 16, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 15, 2020 |
House First Readers
|
| January 14, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 864 /
House Second Readers
Excise tax; sale of vapor devices and consumable vapor products; provide
Sponsor:
Rich, Bonnie 97th
Committee:
Ways & Means
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to taxes on tobacco products, so as to provide for excise taxes to be levied on the sale of vapor devices and consumable vapor products; to provide for the collection and remittance of such taxes; to require licensure for persons dealing with vapor devices or consumable vapor products and to provide for application and renewal of such licenses; to provide for appeals of certain decisions made by the state revenue commissioner; to provide for civil and criminal penalties; to provide for rules and regulations; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 3, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 31, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| January 30, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 843 /
House Second Readers
Quality Basic Education Act; recess for students in kindergarten and grades one through five; provide
Sponsor:
Douglas, Demetrius 78th
Committee:
Education
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the “Quality Basic Education Act,” so as to provide for recess for students in kindergarten and grades one through five; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| January 31, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| January 30, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| January 29, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 544 /
House Second Readers
Mental health; procedures regarding emergency involuntary treatment; revise
Sponsor:
Efstration, Chuck 104th
Committee:
Judiciary
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hospitalization and treatment of alcoholics, drug dependent individuals, and drug abusers, so as to revise procedures regarding emergency involuntary treatment; to require the affidavits of the persons upon which an emergency involuntary treatment order is based to be made part of the patient evaluation and among the documents that influence treatment decisions; to provide for notification of such persons; to allow such persons to be designated as patient representatives; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 1, 2019 |
House Second Readers |
| February 28, 2019 |
House First Readers |
| February 28, 2019 |
House Hopper |
HR 1280 /
House Second Readers
Joint Study Committee on Childhood Lead Exposure; create
Sponsor:
Dempsey, Katie 13th
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Childhood Lead Exposure; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 27, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 26, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 25, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1060 /
House Second Readers
Vulnerable Child Protection Act; enact
Sponsor:
Ehrhart, Ginny 36th
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to prohibit certain licensed, certified, or registered professionals from engaging in certain acts upon minors; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for a penalty and private cause of action; to explicitly waive sovereign immunity, qualified immunity, and official immunity for such a private cause of action; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 28, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 27, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1063 /
House Second Readers
Medical assistance; termination of enrollment in Medicaid of a dual enrollee unless a manual review is conducted verifying that the recipient is no longer eligible; prohibit
Sponsor:
Park, Sam 101st
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to prohibit the termination of enrollment in Medicaid of a dual enrollee unless a manual review is conducted verifying that the recipient is no longer eligible; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 28, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 27, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1064 /
House Second Readers
Georgia Smoke-free Air Act; enact
Sponsor:
Jackson, Derrick 64th
Committee:
Regulated Industries
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16, 20, and 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, education, and health, respectively, so as to revise and provide certain definitions regarding the sale or distribution to, or possession by, minors of cigarettes, tobacco, tobacco related objects, and vapor products to include vapor products that do not contain nicotine; to increase the age of individuals to which sales or distribution of such products and marijuana flavored products are prohibited; to allow for the enactment of more restrictive prohibitions on activities related to tobacco products; to amend the “Georgia Smoke-free Air Act of 2005” to include electronic smoking devices; to change the short title of such Act and to make conforming changes to the penalty and other provisions related to such Act; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 28, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 27, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HR 1302 /
House Second Readers
Joint Study Committee on Chronic Weight Management and Type 2 Diabetes; create
Sponsor:
Dempsey, Katie 13th
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Chronic Weight Management and Type 2 Diabetes; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 2, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 28, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 27, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1079 /
House Second Readers
Social services; Section 1115 waiver request to the federal government with a state plan amendment to authorize Medicaid expansion; replace provisions
Sponsor:
Schofield, Kim 60th
Committee:
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 and Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance and insurance, respectively, so as to replace provisions relating to submission of a Section 1115 waiver request to the federal government with a state plan amendment to authorize Medicaid expansion; to revise provisions relating to submission of a Section 1332 innovation waiver proposal to the federal government; to require a state innovation waiver submission to include specific protections and coverage; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 3, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| March 2, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1024 /
House Second Readers
Health; freestanding emergency departments under the certificate of need program; provide
Sponsor:
Newton, Mark 123rd
Committee:
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state health planning and development, so as to provide for freestanding emergency departments under the certificate of need program; to provide an exemption from certificate of need requirements for certain inpatient beds for behavioral health patients and for freestanding emergency departments in rural counties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 27, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 26, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 25, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1032 /
House Second Readers
Health; certificate of need laws; provisions
Sponsor:
Hatchett, Matt 150th
Committee:
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-7-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirements for permits to operate certain health care related institutions, so as to provide that certain facilities that perform medical procedures only in non-sterile procedure rooms that are exempt from certificate of need requirements or are not required to obtain a certificate of need are not subject to certain requirements relating to their physical plant under certificate of need laws; to provide that such facilities cannot be denied a permit based on not meeting a certificate of need requirement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 27, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 26, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HR 1282 /
House Second Readers
House Study Committee on Evaluating, Simplifying, and Eliminating Duplication of Regulatory Requirements for Mental Health and Social Services Providers; create
Sponsor:
Hutchinson, Shelly 107th
Committee:
Special Rules
Summary
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Evaluating, Simplifying, and Eliminating Duplication of Regulatory Requirements for Mental Health and Social Services Providers; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 28, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 27, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 26, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 693 /
House Second Readers
Expanding Medicaid to Improve Health Outcomes for New Mothers Act; enact
Sponsor:
Shannon, Renitta 84th
Committee:
Appropriations
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to social services, so as to require the Department of Community Health to allow mothers giving birth to newborns to retain Medicaid eligibility for one year following such birth; to provide for amendments to the state plan if necessary; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 28, 2019 |
House Second Readers |
| March 26, 2019 |
House First Readers |
| March 25, 2019 |
House Hopper |
HR 1248 /
House Second Readers
House Study Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality Among African Americans; create
Sponsor:
Clark, Jasmine 108th
Committee:
Health & Human Services
Summary
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality Among African Americans; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| February 26, 2020 |
House Second Readers |
| February 25, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| February 24, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1151 /
House Hopper
Health Benefit Plan Network Access and Adequacy Act; enact
Sponsor:
Schofield, Kim 60th
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to increase consumer access to health care by improving network adequacy; to provide for effective dates; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 10, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1153 /
House Hopper
Individual Short-Term Health Insurance Consumer Protection Act; enact
Sponsor:
Schofield, Kim 60th
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for certain consumer protections related to individual short-term health insurance plans; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for a 181 day coverage limit; to provide for the inclusion of most essential health benefits; to prohibit medical underwriting; to provide that preventive services shall be included at no additional cost to the insured; to provide that certain consumer disclosures are required; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 10, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1103 /
House First Readers
Social services; license approval; notify local law enforcement agencies; provisions
Sponsor:
Smyre, Calvin 135th
Committee:
Health and Human Services
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 and Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions and programs and protection for children and youth, respectively, so as to require the licensing and permitting authorities of personal care homes and child-caring institutions and the approving agencies of foster care homes to notify the applicable local law enforcement agencies, fire departments, licensing departments, and planning and zoning departments of any such license, permittance, or approval; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 5, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| March 4, 2020 |
House Hopper |
HB 1105 /
House First Readers
Patient Protection Through Health Information Exchange Act; enact
Sponsor:
Newton, Mark 123rd
Committee:
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 12 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health care data collection, so as to require hospitals to participate in a survey disclosing whether such hospitals maintain technology allowing the electronic sharing of certain patient information with other hospitals; to provide for definitions; to provide that the department shall collect the survey results and submit a report to the legislature; to provide for repeal; to provide for applicability; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Updates |
| March 5, 2020 |
House First Readers |
| March 4, 2020 |
House Hopper |