Georgia Senate Bill 158 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide certain consumer and provider protections regarding health insurance; to provide for definitions; to provide for short titles; to provide for health insurer transparency; to provide for health care providers' right to choose; to provide for health care provider stability; to provide for consumer right to access; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Consumer and Provider Protection Act"; provide certain consumer and provider protections regarding health insurance

Sen. Dean Burke [R]	Sen. Gregory Kirk [R]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]	Sen. Hunter Hill [R]
Sen. Joshua McKoon [R]	Rep. Rick Jasperse [R]

2016-03-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #773 (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2016-03-11 - House - House Vote #731 (Y: 167 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - Senate - Senate Vote #453 (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01		Effective Date
2016-04-26		Act 407
2016-04-26	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2016-03-30	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2016-03-24	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2016-03-11	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-03-11	House	House Third Readers
2016-03-10	House	House Postponed
2016-03-10	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-02-18	House	House Second Readers
2016-02-17	House	House First Readers
2016-02-16	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-02-16	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-02-09	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-02-08	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2015-02-24	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2015-02-23	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44110
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/148977
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/156647
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/157555
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/159829
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162146
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44110#13945
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44110#14277
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44110#14569