Georgia House Bill 1085 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 3 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to services for the aging, so as to transfer the oversight of such services to the Department of Community Health; to provide for the department to establish a community care unit within the Division of Medical Assistance; to delete certain provisions related to the implementation of a community care system; to provide for an annual community care plan to be incorporated into the State Plan for Medical Assistance; to change references to agency to department; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Social services; aging; transfer oversight of such services to the Department of Community Health

Rep. Katie Dempsey [R]	Rep. Terry England [R]	Rep. Butch Parrish [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]
Rep. James Hatchett [R]	Rep. Penny Houston [R]	Sen. Dean Burke [R]

2016-03-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #710 (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #682 (Y: 40 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-26 - House - House Vote #631 (Y: 158 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 16) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01		Effective Date
2016-05-03		Act 547
2016-05-03	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2016-04-05	House	House Sent to Governor
2016-03-24	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2016-03-24	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-03-24	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Tabled
2016-03-10	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-03-08	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-29	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-26	House	House Passed/Adopted
2016-02-26	House	House Third Readers
2016-02-24	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-24	House	House Second Readers
2016-02-23	House	House First Readers
2016-02-23	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48748
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/158531
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162466
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48748#14122
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48748#14422
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48748#14506