Georgia House Bill 647 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 26 2018 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-03-27 - Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to provide for a pilot program to provide coverage for the treatment and management of obesity and related conditions, including medications and counseling; to provide a definition; to provide for eligibility; to provide for requirements; to provide for a review of results and outcomes; to provide for an evaluation report on such program; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Community Health, Department of; pilot program to provide coverage for treatment and management of obesity; provide

Rep. Katie Dempsey [R]	Rep. James Hatchett [R]	Rep. Mark Newton [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]
Sen. Ben Watson [R]

2018-03-27 - Senate - Senate Vote #725 (Y: 48 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2018-02-26 - House - House Vote #589 (Y: 134 N: 29 NV: 6 Abs: 11) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-27	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2018-03-27	Senate	Senate Third Read
2018-03-21	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2018-03-21	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2018-02-28	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2018-02-26	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2018-02-26	House	House Third Readers
2018-02-20	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2018-01-08	House	House Second Readers
2017-03-30	House	House First Readers
2017-03-30	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/51907
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/170401
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/174331
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/175270
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/177271
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/51907#15792
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/51907#16230