HB 847 Georgia House · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Crimes and offenses; fraud in obtaining public assistance; redesignate and revise Code Sections

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 9 of Title 16 and Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to fraud and related offenses and general provisions relative to public assistance, respectively, so as to redesignate Code Section 49-4-15, relating to fraud in obtaining public assistance, food stamps, or Medicaid, penalties, and recovery of overpayments, as new Code Section 16-9-63; to revise terminology in said Code Section 16-9-63; to reserve the Code Section 49-4-15 designation; to revise Article 7 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 and Chapter 7A of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to benefits relative to employment security and tax credits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2016
Committee Review
Feb 2016
House Passage
Feb 2016
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2016 Last action Feb 19, 2016
Floor votes · House Feb 18, 2016

How they voted

10919
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 136
Feb 18, 2016
D Democratic43
20 Yea 18 Nay 5
46% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican92
88 Yea 1 Nay 3
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 19, 2016
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 18, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 11, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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