GA HB576 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 12 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on February 12 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to prohibit certain health care providers and facilities from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due solely to the vaccine status of the potential recipient; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Health; prohibit certain health care providers and facilities from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due solely to their vaccine status
Sponsors
| Rep. Joseph Gullett [R] | Rep. Mitchell Scoggins [R] | Rep. Marcus Wiedower [R] | Rep. Karen Mathiak [R] |
| Rep. David Clark [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-02-12 - House - Passage: House Vote #463 (Y: 98 N: 71 NV: 5 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2024-02-12 | House | House Passed/Adopted |
| 2024-02-12 | House | House Third Readers |
| 2024-01-30 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| 2023-02-28 | House | House Second Readers |
| 2023-02-27 | House | House First Readers |
| 2023-02-23 | House | House Hopper |
Georgia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64806 |
| Text | https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215881 |
| Roll Call | https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64806#22862 |
