Georgia House Bill 295

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 2 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-02 - Effective Date 2023-07-01
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 revise certain procedures, timelines, and other matters concerning consumer protections against surprise billing; to provide grounds for new violations of unfair claims settlement practices; to provide for payments by insurers; to provide for Commissioner authority; to provide for penalties; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Insurance; consumer protections against surprise billing; revise certain procedures

Rep. Lee Hawkins [R]	Rep. Karen Bennett [D]	Rep. Mark Newton [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]
Rep. Jan Jones [R]	Rep. Deborah Silcox [R]	Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]

2023-03-29 - House - Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #384 (Y: 166 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-29 - Senate - Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #383 (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-03-02 - House - Passage: House Vote #145 (Y: 165 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 9) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-02		Effective Date 2023-07-01
2023-05-02		Act 223
2023-05-02	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2023-04-06	House	House Sent to Governor
2023-03-29	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2023-03-29	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2023-03-29	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-03-29	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2023-03-27	Senate	Senate Tabled
2023-03-23	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-03-23	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-03-02	House	House Passed/Adopted
2023-03-02	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-01	House	House Postponed
2023-02-22	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2023-02-13	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-09	House	House First Readers
2023-02-08	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64132
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/214054
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/220437
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/220358
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64132#21155
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64132#21674
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64132#21609