Georgia House Bill 920 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 27 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [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 restrict civil actions against passive investors in nursing homes and intermediate care homes; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedure; to provide for insurance or self-insurance trusts as a condition precedent to obtaining or maintaining a permit to operate a nursing home or intermediate care home; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Health; hospitals and related institutions; restrict civil actions against passive investors in nursing homes and intermediate care homes

Rep. Trey Kelley [R]	Rep. Jay Powell [R]	Rep. Barry Fleming [R]	Rep. Jesse Petrea [R]
Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Sen. Charlie Bethel [R]

2016-03-22 - House - House Vote #795 (Y: 147 N: 5 NV: 21 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2016-03-16 - Senate - Senate Vote #627 (Y: 45 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-02-26 - House - House Vote #643 (Y: 137 N: 14 NV: 11 Abs: 18) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01		Effective Date
2016-04-27		Act 476
2016-04-27	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2016-03-29	House	House Sent to Governor
2016-03-22	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2016-03-16	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-03-16	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-03-14	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-02-29	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-26	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-02-26	House	House Third Readers
2016-02-25	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-02-09	House	House Second Readers
2016-02-08	House	House First Readers
2016-02-04	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48109
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/156564
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/158925
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/159062
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/160303
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/161660
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48109#14134
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48109#14347
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48109#14462