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Legislative Update: Week 7

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Week 7: What the Final AY26 Budget Means for Health Care in Georgia

Last Wednesday, the House and Senate reached an agreement on the Amended Fiscal Year 2026 (AY26) state budget. The final version now goes to the Governor for his signature, after which the new spending plan will take effect.

Here is what this budget means for health care, human services, and the programs Georgians rely on:

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Legislative Update: Early budget preview, legislation, and opportunities for advocacy

Legislative Update: Week 1

The 2021 legislative session has begun
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Last week, the Georgia General Assembly convened for the first time in 2021. The first four days of the 2021 legislative session were held with additional COVID-19 safety protocols in place. The attentions of legislators were mostly taken up with committee appointments, (including a change in leadership for the Senate Insurance Committee from Sen. Burt Jones to Sen. Dean Burke), Governor Kemp’s third State of the State address, and other annual traditions, including GHF’s own Health Care Unscrambled. 

This week will be primarily dedicated to budget hearings for the current (FY 2021 Amended) and next year’s (FY 2022) state budgets. The General Assembly will reconvene on Tuesday, January 26th for the fifth day of legislative session.

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Jan 23, 2026
State lawmakers talk budget priorities: What’s on the table for Georgia’s health care
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Department heads across state agencies began outlining their spending priorities this week in joint budgetary hearings hosted by the Georgia Senate and General Assembly. During the hearings, department heads broke down…

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