HB 160 Georgia House · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Community Health, Department of; pilot program to provide coverage for bariatric surgical procedures; reinstate

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to reinstate a pilot program to provide coverage for bariatric surgical procedures for the treatment and management of obesity and related conditions under the state health insurance plan; to provide for definitions; to provide for eligibility, requirements, and evaluation report for the four-year pilot program; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2019 Last action Feb 22, 2019
Floor votes · House Feb 21, 2019

How they voted

446
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 53
Feb 21, 2019
D Democratic20
18 Yea 1 Nay 1
90% Yea
R Republican33
26 Yea 5 Nay 2
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 22, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors