Georgia House Bill 187 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Vetoed on May 10 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-10 - Veto V3
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to provide for a pilot program to provide coverage for the treatment and management of obesity and related conditions, including medications and counseling; to provide a definition; to provide for eligibility; to provide for requirements; to provide for a review of results and outcomes; to provide for an evaluation report on such program; to provide for termination of the pilot program; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Community Health, Department of; pilot program to provide coverage for the treatment and management of obesity and related conditions; provide

Rep. Katie Dempsey [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Mark Newton [R]	Rep. Sheila Jones [D]
Rep. James Hatchett [R]	Sen. Dean Burke [R]

2019-03-29 - Senate - Senate Vote #316 (Y: 47 N: 2 NV: 6 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-27 - House - House Vote #85 (Y: 148 N: 14 NV: 9 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-10		Veto V3
2019-05-10	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2019-04-04	House	House Sent to Governor
2019-03-29	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2019-03-29	Senate	Senate Third Read
2019-03-26	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2019-03-26	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2019-02-28	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-02-27	House	House Passed/Adopted
2019-02-27	House	House Third Readers
2019-02-12	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2019-02-11	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-08	House	House First Readers
2019-02-07	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54671
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/180669
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/187067
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54671#16608
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54671#17129