HB 612 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; add member

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the administration of mental health, developmental disabilities, addictive diseases, and other disability services, so as to add a member to the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; to establish a parity compliance review panel; to provide for its composition and duties; to require health care providers to report suspected mental health parity violations to the panel; to provide for evaluation of complaints; to provide for recommendations for punitive actions; 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
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2025

How they voted

1492
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 159
Mar 3, 2025
D Democratic67
63 Yea 4
94% Yea
R Republican92
86 Yea 2 Nay 4
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors