HB 920 Georgia House · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Health; hospitals and related institutions; restrict civil actions against passive investors in nursing homes and intermediate care homes

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to restrict civil actions against passive investors in nursing homes and intermediate care homes; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedure; to provide for insurance or self-insurance trusts as a condition precedent to obtaining or maintaining a permit to operate a nursing home or intermediate care home; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2016

Committee Review

Mar 2016

House Passage

Feb 2016

Senate Passage

Mar 2016

Signed into Law

Apr 2016

Introduced Feb 4, 2016 Signed Apr 27, 2016

Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2016

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 27, 2016

Signed into law

Act 476

upper

Apr 27, 2016

Signed into law

House Date Signed by Governor

lower

Mar 22, 2016

Introduced

House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub

lower

Mar 16, 2016

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

upper

Mar 14, 2016

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

upper

Feb 29, 2016

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Feb 26, 2016

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Feb 25, 2016

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors