Georgia House Bill 128 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 6 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-06 - Effective Date 2021-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to prohibit providers from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due solely to the physical or mental disability of the potential recipient; to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance generally, so as to prohibit health insurers from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due solely to the physical or mental disability of the potential recipient; to provide for definitions; to provide for health benefit plans and collective bargaining; to provide for applicability; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Gracie's Law; enact

Sen. Ricky Williams [R]	Rep. Mack Jackson [D]	Rep. Danny Mathis [R]	Rep. Lauren McDonald [R]
Rep. Alan Powell [R]	Rep. Philip Singleton [R]	Sen. Clint Dixon [R]

2021-03-31 - House - Agree Sen Am: House Vote #375 (Y: 163 N: 1 NV: 11 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-03-29 - Senate - Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #335 (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - House - Passage: House Vote #49 (Y: 166 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 11) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-06		Effective Date 2021-07-01
2021-05-06		Act 244
2021-05-06	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2021-04-09	House	House Sent to Governor
2021-03-31	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Third Read
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Tabled
2021-03-25	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2021-03-25	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2021-02-17	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-02-16	House	House Passed/Adopted
2021-02-16	House	House Third Readers
2021-02-10	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2021-01-28	House	House Second Readers
2021-01-27	House	House First Readers
2021-01-26	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58996
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/195966
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/202466
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201720
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58996#18151
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58996#18745
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58996#18818