"Noncovered Eye Care Services Act"; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-6-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the enumeration of unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices and penalty, so as to provide that certain actions by health care insurers offering eye care benefit plans constitute unfair trade practices; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 28, 2021
Signed May 6, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 16, 2021
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 47
Feb 16, 2021
D
Democratic18
88% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 6, 2021
Signed into law
Act 248
upper
May 6, 2021
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
14 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Strickland
RRepublican
P
Butch Miller
RRepublican
P
Carden Summers
RRepublican
P
Elena Parent
DDemocratic
P
Emanuel Jones
DDemocratic
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
Greg Dolezal
RRepublican
P
Jason Anavitarte
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Lester Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Matt Brass
RRepublican
P
Max Burns
RRepublican
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