"Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Act"; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for a three-year pilot program to provide coverage for remote maternal health clinical services under the Medicaid program; to provide for eligibility; to provide for a final report; to provide for termination of the pilot project and automatic repeal of the statute; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 7, 2023
Signed May 2, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2023 · House Mar 23, 2023
How they voted
48–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 2, 2023
D
Democratic21
90% Yea
R
Republican29
100% 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 2, 2023
Signed into law
Act 231
upper
May 2, 2023
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
16 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Billy Hickman
RRepublican
P
Brian Strickland
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Ed Setzler
RRepublican
P
Jason Anavitarte
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Rick Williams
RRepublican
P
Sam Watson
RRepublican
P
Shawn Still
RRepublican
P
Shelly Echols
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
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