GA HB677 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 6 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-03-10 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Children and Families Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 6 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-03-10 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Children and Families Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [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 of health, so as to provide for certain placement procedures for children upon discharge from a hospital or psychiatric residential treatment facility in certain circumstances; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 20A of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to patient protection, so as to provide for per diem payments to hospitals or psychiatric residential treatment facilities in certain circumstances; to amend Chapter 21A of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Medicaid Care Management Organizations Act," so as to provide for per diem payments to hospitals or psychiatric residential treatment facilities in certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Health; certain placement procedures for children upon discharge from a hospital or psychiatric residential treatment facility; provide
Sponsors
| Rep. Katie Dempsey [R] | Rep. Darlene Taylor [R] | Rep. Lee Hawkins [R] | Rep. James Hatchett [R] |
| Rep. Mary Oliver [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-03-06 - House - Passage: House Vote #250 (Y: 173 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2025-03-06 | House | House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2025-03-06 | House | House Third Readers |
| 2025-03-03 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2025-02-28 | House | House Second Readers |
| 2025-02-27 | House | House First Readers |
| 2025-02-27 | House | House Hopper |
