Certificate of Need Requirements; exemption for acute care hospitals established in rural counties that meet certain criteria; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-6-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from certificate of need requirements, so as to provide an exemption for acute care hospitals established in rural counties that meet certain criteria; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2023
Last action Mar 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2023
How they voted
37–12
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 27, 2023
D
Democratic21
57% Nay
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 6, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Greg Dolezal
RRepublican
P
Matt Brass
RRepublican
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