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Georgia General Assembly · HB 197 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 303)

Insurance; health care provider to respond to a private review agent or utility review entity's attempt to discuss the patient's care; detail the effort

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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-46-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirements for certification, utilization of nationally recognized accreditation standards, and website identifying nationally recognized accreditation entities, so as to detail the... Read the full text

2025-2026 regular session

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-46-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirements for certification, utilization of nationally recognized accreditation standards, and website identifying nationally recognized accreditation entities, so as to detail the effort that shall be made by treating health care provider to respond to a private review agent or utility review entity's attempt to reach such provider to discuss the patient's care; to provide for re
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Where it is

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House Hopper · Jan 30, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 3, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 4, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 11, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 4, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 4, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 18, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 20, 2025
Senate Recommitted · Mar 28, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 31, 2025
Senate Tabled · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Taken from Table · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Third Read · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Apr 2, 2025
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub · Apr 4, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 9, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 14, 2025
Act 303 · May 14, 2025
Effective Date · Jan 1, 2026

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Hawkins, LeeNewton, MarkKelley, TreySilcox, DeborahCooper, SharonAu, MichelleKirkpatrick, Kay

Recorded votes

Agree to Senate SubstituteHouse · 2025-04-04 · yea 162, nay 0, notVoting 6, excused 12
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-04-02 · yea 53, nay 0, notVoting 1, excused 2
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-04 · yea 174, nay 0, notVoting 4, excused 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (Jan 1, 2026).