GA HB646 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 21 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-22 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on February 21 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-22 - 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 Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to reinstate a pilot program to provide coverage for bariatric surgical procedures for the treatment and management of obesity and related conditions; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Community Health, Department of; pilot program to provide coverage for bariatric surgical procedures; reinstate
Sponsors
| Rep. Katie Dempsey [R] | Rep. James Hatchett [R] | Rep. Mark Newton [R] | Rep. Sharon Cooper [R] |
| Rep. Sheila Jones [D] |
Roll Calls
2018-02-21 - House - House Vote #533 (Y: 142 N: 22 NV: 9 Abs: 7) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-22 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2018-02-21 | House | House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2018-02-21 | House | House Third Readers |
| 2018-02-07 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2018-01-08 | House | House Second Readers |
| 2017-03-30 | House | House First Readers |
| 2017-03-30 | House | House Hopper |
