HB 422 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

State employees' health insurance; include high deductible health plans

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to employees' insurance and benefits plans, so as to require the state employees' health insurance plan include high deductible health plans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Signed May 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

LC 55 0485/a → HB 422/AP* · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated to reflect its final passage by both the House and Senate, changing the title to indicate it is 'AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE.' The legislative text was reorganized to consolidate provisions into a single new code section rather than splitting them into multiple sections, and the timeline for implementing high-deductible health plans was adjusted to meet new deadlines.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on requiring the state to include at least two high-deductible health plans in its employee insurance offerings and allowing employees to make pretax contributions to health savings accounts. The applicability to other governmental entities was slightly clarified by changing 'local boards of education' to 'any local board of education.'

TECHNICAL

The header and title were updated to show the bill has passed both chambers of the legislature.

REQUIREMENT

The bill structure was changed from three separate sections into one consolidated section to streamline the legal text.

The requirement for high-deductible health plans now explicitly mandates that the plans be offered by different insurance providers and must be cost-neutral.

TIMELINE

The deadline for including high-deductible health plans was changed from October 1, 2025, to January 1, 2028.

The deadline for allowing employees to make pretax contributions to health savings accounts was changed from October 1, 2025, to January 1, 2026.

SCOPE

The encouragement for other governmental entities to offer similar benefits was broadened to explicitly include 'any local board of education' rather than just 'local boards of education.'

Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2025 · House Feb 28, 2025

How they voted

52–1

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 55

Apr 4, 2025

D Democratic22

20 Yea 1 Nay 1

90% Yea

R Republican33

32 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 14, 2025

Signed into law

Act 267

upper

May 14, 2025

Signed into law

House Date Signed by Governor

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Introduced

House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

upper

Mar 3, 2025

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors