GA HB124 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 28 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-01 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on February 28 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-01 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 9 of Title 16 and Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to fraud and related offenses and general provisions relative to public assistance, respectively, so as to redesignate Code Section 49-4-15, relating to fraud in obtaining public assistance, food stamps, or Medicaid, penalties, and recovery of overpayments, as new Code Section 16-9-64; to revise terminology in said Code Section 16-9-64; to provide for definitions; to reserve the Code Section 49-4-15 designation; to revise Article 7 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 and Chapter 7A of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to benefits relative to employment security and tax credits, respectively, so as to provide for conformity; to revise other provisions of the O.C.G.A., so as to correct cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Public assistance; fraud; revisions
Sponsors
| Rep. David Clark [R] | Rep. Rich Golick [R] | Rep. Wendell Willard [R] | Rep. Erica Thomas [D] |
| Rep. Timothy Barr [R] | Rep. Trey Kelley [R] |
Roll Calls
2017-02-28 - House - House Vote #140 (Y: 131 N: 39 NV: 4 Abs: 6) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-01 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2017-02-28 | House | House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2017-02-28 | House | House Third Readers |
| 2017-02-27 | House | House Postponed |
| 2017-02-22 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2017-01-26 | House | House Second Readers |
| 2017-01-25 | House | House First Readers |
| 2017-01-24 | House | House Hopper |
