Georgia House Bill 1081 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-02-16 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of hazardous conditions, preventable diseases, and metabolic disorders, so as to provide for mandatory preeclampsia biomarker testing for pregnant women during their first prenatal visit; to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require health benefit policy coverage for preeclampsia biomarker testing for pregnant women during their first prenatal visit and as deemed necessary and ordered by an attending physician thereafter; to amend Code Section 49-4-159.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to biomarker testing for Medicaid recipients; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Health; provide mandatory preeclampsia biomarker testing for pregnant women during their first prenatal visit

Rep. Darlene Taylor [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. James Hatchett [R]	Rep. Deborah Silcox [R]
Rep. Mesha Mainor [D]	Rep. Matt Reeves [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-16	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-02-01	House	House Second Readers
2024-01-31	House	House First Readers
2024-01-30	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66513
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/222440
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/224469