Insurance; health benefit plans to establish step therapy protocols; require
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require health benefit plans to establish step therapy protocols; to provide for a step therapy exception process; to provide for definitions; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 28, 2019
Signed Apr 25, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 25, 2019
Signed into law
Act 43
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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