Georgia House Bill 290 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Engrossed on March 8 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-03-31 - Senate Tabled
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to prohibit hospitals and nursing homes from instituting any policy during a declared public health emergency that limits patients' abilities to be visited by designated family members or friends as a condition precedent to obtaining or maintaining a permit to operate a hospital or nursing home; to provide for reasonable safety precautions; to provide for limited liability; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Hospitals and nursing homes; policy during a declared public health emergency that limits patients' abilities to be visited by designated family members and friends; provisions

Sen. Ed Setzler [R]	Rep. Mark Newton [R]	Rep. James Hatchett [R]	Rep. Bonnie Rich [R]
Rep. Mack Jackson [D]	Rep. Patty Stinson [D]	Sen. Blake Tillery [R]

2021-03-31 - Senate - Motion To Table: Senate Vote #416 (Y: 42 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-03-31 - House - Agree Sen Sub As Am: House Vote #357 (Y: 100 N: 70 NV: 5 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-03-31 - House - Setzler Am 33 1976: House Vote #356 (Y: 97 N: 73 NV: 6 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-03-29 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #320 (Y: 49 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-03-08 - House - Passage: House Vote #208 (Y: 113 N: 57 NV: 4 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-31	Senate	Senate Tabled
2021-03-31	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Third Read
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Tabled
2021-03-25	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2021-03-25	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-03-09	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-03-08	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-03-08	House	House Third Readers
2021-03-03	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-02-08	House	House Second Readers
2021-02-04	House	House First Readers
2021-02-03	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59302
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/196702
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/199314
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/199985
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201431
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/202060
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/202364
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/202230
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/202307
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/202300
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59302#18442
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59302#18730
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59302#18795
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59302#18809
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59302#18918