Georgia House Bill 189 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on May 12 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding insurance, so as to provide that no contract or agreement between a dental insurer or network and a dentist shall require the dentist to accept an amount for dental care services that are not covered dental services under a dental benefit plan; to provide that no dental insurer shall publish or otherwise communicate that discounts are available for noncovered dental services; to provide that a violation is punishable as an unfair trade practice; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Noncovered Dental Services Act; enact

Sen. Johnny Grant [R]	Rep. Bill Hembree [R]	Rep. Howard Maxwell [R]	Rep. Billy Mitchell [D]
Rep. Quincy Murphy [D]	Rep. James Shaw [R]	Rep. Joe Wilkinson [R]

2011-03-30 - Senate - Senate Vote #228 - Passage (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2011-03-03 - House - House Vote #90 - Passage (Y: 165 N: 1 NV: 10 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-01		Effective Date
2011-05-12		Act 198
2011-05-12		House Date Signed by Governor
2011-04-19		House Sent to Governor
2011-03-30		Senate Passed/Adopted
2011-03-30		Senate Third Read
2011-03-29		Senate Read Second Time
2011-03-28		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2011-03-04		Senate Read and Referred
2011-03-03		House Passed/Adopted
2011-03-03		House Third Readers
2011-02-24		House Committee Favorably Reported
2011-02-09		House Second Readers
2011-02-07		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/32472
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb189_LC_37_1121_a_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb189_LC_37_1166S_hs_4.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb189_HB_189_CSFA_5.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb189_HB_189_APP_7.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/hv0090.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/sv0228.htm