State employees' health insurance plan; protection for covered persons when an in-network hospital becomes out-of-network prior to the end of year plan; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state employees' health insurance plan, so as to provide protection for covered persons under a state health plan when an in-network hospital becomes out-of-network prior to the end of the plan year; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2024
Last action Mar 21, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 8, 2024
How they voted
141–1
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 151
Feb 8, 2024
D
Democratic63
88% Yea
R
Republican88
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Butch Parrish
RRepublican
P
Chris Erwin
RRepublican
P
Darlene Taylor
RRepublican
P
Lee Hawkins
RRepublican
P
Victor Anderson
RRepublican
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