Georgia Senate Bill 359 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on August 5 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-08-05 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for certain consumer protections against surprise billing; to provide mechanisms to resolve payment disputes between insurers and out-of-network providers regarding the provision of healthcare services; to require the department to provide for the maintenance of an all-payer health claims data base; to provide for in-network cost-sharing amounts in healthcare plan contracts; to establish an arbitration process; to require the Commissioner of Insurance to contract with one or more resolution organizations; to require the promulgation of department rules; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

'Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act'; certain consumer protections against surprise billing; provide

Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]	Sen. Blake Tillery [R]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]
Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]	Rep. Trey Kelley [R]

2020-06-26 - House - House Vote #788 (Y: 104 N: 56 NV: 10 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2020-06-26 - Senate - Senate Vote #795 (Y: 34 N: 16 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #479 (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-08-05		Effective Date
2020-08-05		Act 588
2020-08-05	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2020-06-29	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2020-06-26	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2020-06-26	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-06-26	House	House Third Readers
2020-06-26	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-06-17	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2020-02-26	House	House Second Readers
2020-02-25	House	House First Readers
2020-02-24	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-02-24	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-02-21	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-02-20	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-02-05	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-02-04	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57192
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/189349
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/190374
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/190790
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/195045
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/195211
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57192#17414
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57192#18061
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57192#18040