Georgia House Bill 847 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Engrossed on February 18 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-19 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 9 of Title 16 and Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to fraud and related offenses and general provisions relative to public assistance, respectively, so as to redesignate Code Section 49-4-15, relating to fraud in obtaining public assistance, food stamps, or Medicaid, penalties, and recovery of overpayments, as new Code Section 16-9-63; to revise terminology in said Code Section 16-9-63; to reserve the Code Section 49-4-15 designation; to revise Article 7 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 and Chapter 7A of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to benefits relative to employment security and tax credits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Crimes and offenses; fraud in obtaining public assistance; redesignate and revise Code Sections

Rep. David Clark [R]	Rep. Wendell Willard [R]	Rep. Rich Golick [R]	Rep. Erica Thomas [D]
Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Patty Stinson [D]

2016-02-18 - House - House Vote #559 (Y: 140 N: 26 NV: 6 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-19	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-18	House	House Passed/Adopted
2016-02-18	House	House Third Readers
2016-02-11	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2016-01-28	House	House Second Readers
2016-01-27	House	House First Readers
2016-01-26	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47805
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/155652
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47805#13988