Georgia House Bill 888 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on July 16 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to provide for certain consumer protections against surprise billing; to provide for a short title; to provide for applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide mechanisms to resolve payment disputes between insurers and out-of-network providers regarding the provision of healthcare services; to require the department to provide for the maintenance of an all-payer health claims data base; to provide for in-network cost-sharing amounts in healthcare plan contracts; to establish an arbitration process; to require the Commissioner of Insurance to contract with one or more resolution organizations; to require the promulgation of department rules; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; enact

Rep. Lee Hawkins [R]	Rep. Jodi Lott [R]	Rep. Terry Rogers [R]	Rep. Eddie Lumsden [R]
Rep. Calvin Smyre [D]	Rep. Gerald Greene [R]	Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]

2020-06-17 - Senate - Senate Vote #648 (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-03-03 - House - House Vote #513 (Y: 164 N: 4 NV: 4 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-01		Effective Date
2020-07-16		Act 470
2020-07-16	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2020-06-29	House	House Sent to Governor
2020-06-17	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2020-06-17	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-06-16	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-06-15	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2020-03-04	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-03-03	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-03-03	House	House Third Readers
2020-02-28	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-02-19	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2020-02-19	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-02-18	House	House Second Readers
2020-02-05	House	House First Readers
2020-02-04	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57197
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/189358
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/190084
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/191461
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/191890
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/194379
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57197#17486
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57197#17777