GA SB168 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on May 2 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-02 - Effective Date 2023-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 8 of Article 8 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to liens of hospitals and nursing homes, so as to allow a chiropractic practice to have a lien on a cause of action accruing to an injured person for the costs of care and treatment of injuries arising out of the cause of action; to revise definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Hospitals and Nursing Homes; chiropractic practice to have a lien on a cause of action accruing to an injured person; allow

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-03-27 - House - Passage: House Vote #302 (Y: 170 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-03-06 - Senate - Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #189 (Y: 52 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-05-02 Effective Date 2023-07-01
2023-05-02 Act 253
2023-05-02SenateSenate Date Signed by Governor
2023-04-05SenateSenate Sent to Governor
2023-03-27HouseHouse Passed/Adopted
2023-03-27HouseHouse Third Readers
2023-03-21HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported
2023-03-08HouseHouse Second Readers
2023-03-07HouseHouse First Readers
2023-03-06SenateSenate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2023-03-06SenateSenate Third Read
2023-03-06SenateSenate Taken from Table
2023-03-06SenateSenate Tabled
2023-03-01SenateSenate Read Second Time
2023-02-28SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported
2023-02-15SenateSenate Read and Referred
2023-02-14SenateSenate Hopper

Georgia State Sources


Bill Comments

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