Health; patient brokering; prohibit; definitions; exceptions; penalties; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to prohibit patient brokering; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for penalties; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding insurance, so as to provide that excessive, fraudulent, or high-tech drug testing of certain individuals is considered a fraudulent insurance act; to provide for investigation by the Commissioner of Insurance; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2020
Last action Jun 22, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2020
How they voted
24–0
Passed
Total votes 24
Mar 9, 2020
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dean Burke
RRepublican
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Renee Unterman
RRepublican
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