Georgia Senate Bill 4 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 7 2017 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-03-30 - House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to establish the Georgia Mental Health Treatment Task Force; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for the membership, duties, compensation, and expense allowances; to develop applications for a Medicaid waiver and block grant funding; to prohibit the submission of a mental health Medicaid waiver application without legislative approval; to require agencies' cooperation; to provide for the abolishment; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Enhancing Mental Health Treatment in Georgia Act"; Georgia Mental Health Treatment Task Force; establish

Sen. Renee Unterman [R]	Sen. David Shafer [R]	Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]	Sen. Steve Gooch [R]
Sen. John Wilkinson [R]	Sen. Judson Hill [R]	Rep. James Hatchett [R]

2017-03-30 - Senate - Senate Vote #300 (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-03-24 - House - House Vote #325 (Y: 138 N: 5 NV: 9 Abs: 28) [PASS]
2017-02-07 - Senate - Senate Vote #25 (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 10 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-30	House	House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub
2017-03-30	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
2017-03-24	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2017-03-24	House	House Third Readers
2017-03-22	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-03-16	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2017-03-15	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-02-09	House	House Second Readers
2017-02-08	House	House First Readers
2017-02-07	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2017-02-07	Senate	Senate Third Read
2017-02-02	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2017-02-01	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-01-23	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2017-01-20	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/49694
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/162952
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/164088
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/164457
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/168505
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/169034
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/170500
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/49694#14756
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/49694#15250
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/49694#15431