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
109–19
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 136
Feb 18, 2016
D
Democratic43
46% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican92
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
Sponsors
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