Georgia House Bill 163 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on May 4 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-04 - Effective Date 2021-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to direct the Department of Community Health to submit a state plan amendment to implement express lane enrollment in Medicaid; to direct the Department of Human Services to automatically enroll and renew eligible children in Medicaid, based on application data received for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Community Health, Department of; submit state plan amendment to implement express lane enrollment in Medicaid; direct

Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Houston Gaines [R]	Rep. Katie Dempsey [R]	Rep. Spencer Frye [D]
Rep. Eddie Lumsden [R]	Rep. Mesha Mainor [D]	Sen. Dean Burke [R]

2021-03-10 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #206 (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - House - Passage: House Vote #48 (Y: 166 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 11) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-04		Effective Date 2021-07-01
2021-05-04		Act 178
2021-05-04	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2021-04-05	House	House Sent to Governor
2021-03-10	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2021-03-10	Senate	Senate Third Read
2021-02-26	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2021-02-25	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2021-02-17	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-02-16	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-02-16	House	House Third Readers
2021-02-10	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-02-01	House	House Second Readers
2021-01-29	House	House First Readers
2021-01-28	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59085
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/196230
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/197281
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/197725
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/200268
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59085#18150
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59085#18515