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Thomas County, GA

Bordering Florida, Thomas County is known for Thomasville’s historic charm, rose gardens, and southern hospitality. It has a strong tourism and healthcare economy.

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HB 218

Health; lower the age from 50 to 18 years old at which hospitals shall offer inpatient vaccinations for the influenza virus prior to discharge

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-7-18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vaccinations for influenza and pneumococcal disease for certain discharged patients, vaccinations or other measures for health care workers and other employees in hospitals, immunity from liability, and standing orders, so as to lower the age from 50 to 18 years old at which hospitals shall offer inpatient vaccinations for the influenza virus prior to discharge; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Health Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Dempsey, Katie (13th); Hawkins, Lee (27th); Cooper, Sharon (45th); Drenner, Karla (85th); Taylor, Darlene (173rd)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/11/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/05/2025: House Second Readers; 02/04/2025: House First Readers; 02/03/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 196

State employees’ health insurance plan; drugs dispensed for self-administration; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state employees’ health insurance plan, so as to require that drugs dispensed to a covered person for self-administration under a state health plan be reimbursed using a transparent, index based price, plus a dispensing fee; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Health Senate Committee: Insurance and Labor

Sponsors

Kelley, Trey (16th); Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Hatchett, Matt (155th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Jasperse, Rick (11th); Gambill, Matthew (15th)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/31/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 03/27/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/27/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/24/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/21/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/21/2025: House Third Readers; 02/11/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/04/2025: House Second Readers; 02/03/2025: House First Readers; 01/30/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/21/2025, House Vote #66, 168, 0, 4, 8; 03/27/2025, Senate Vote #299, 55, 0, 1, 0; 03/31/2025, House Vote #355, 166, 0, 5, 9

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HB 178

Social services; treatment services under Medicaid to persons with HIV; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to require the Department of Community Health to submit a Section 1115 waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a demonstration project to provide treatment services under Medicaid to persons in this state living with HIV; to provide for implementation upon approval; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public and Community Health Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Cooper, Sharon (45th); Hawkins, Lee (27th); Stephens, Ron (164th); Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Drenner, Karla (85th)

Status History

02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 182

Life insurance; excluding or restricting liability for certain deaths occurring while an individual is an active duty service member; prohibit

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to life insurance, so as to prohibit a policy of group life insurance from excluding or restricting liability for certain deaths occurring while an individual is an active duty service member; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Insurance Senate Committee: Insurance and Labor

Sponsors

Lumsden, Eddie (12th); Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Cannon, Chas (172nd); Williamson, Bruce (112th); Prince, Brian (132nd)

Status History

04/02/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended; 03/28/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/28/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/26/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/24/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/24/2025: House Third Readers; 02/06/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/24/2025, House Vote #69, 171, 0, 4, 5; 03/28/2025, Senate Vote #321, 46, 0, 5, 5; 04/02/2025, House Vote #384, 166, 2, 3, 9

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HB 173

Education, Department of; provide parents and guardians of students entering sixth grade information regarding adolescent vaccinations in print and electronic form

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to require the Department of Education to provide to parents and guardians of students entering the sixth grade information regarding recommended adolescent vaccinations in print or electronic form; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public and Community Health Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Cooper, Sharon (45th); Newton, Mark (127th); Greene, Gerald (154th); O’Steen, Angie (169th); Williams, Jr., Noel (148th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/12/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/10/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 170

Insurance; benefit provider to disclose certain payments to a treating healthcare provider; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to authorization and general requirements for transaction of insurance, so as to provide for a benefit provider to disclose certain payments to a treating healthcare provider; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Insurance Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Mathiak, Karen (82nd); Hawkins, Lee (27th); Greene, Gerald (154th); Jones, Anissa (143rd); Taylor, Darlene (173rd)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 144

Income tax; certain medical preceptor rotations; revise tax credit

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to revise a tax credit for certain medical preceptor rotations; to add dentistry; to increase the value of the tax credit; to revise definitions; to provide for an aggregate annual cap; to extend the sunset provision for such tax credit; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Newton, Mark (127th); Hawkins, Lee (27th); Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Stephens, Ron (164th); Westbrook, Anne Allen (163rd); Jackson, Edna (165th)

Status History

04/30/2025: Act 24; 04/30/2025: House Date Signed by Governor; 04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/31/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/31/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/31/2025: Senate Engrossed; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/30/2025: House Second Readers; 01/29/2025: House First Readers; 01/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #155, 171, 2, 4, 3; 03/31/2025, Senate Vote #340, 30, 20, 5, 1; 03/31/2025, Senate Vote #355, 48, 5, 1, 2

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HB 94

Insurance; medically necessary expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may directly or indirectly cause an impairment of fertility; require coverage

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require coverage for certain expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may directly or indirectly cause an impairment of fertility; to provide for definitions; to provide for exclusions; to allow for certain cost-sharing requirements; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Health Senate Committee: Insurance and Labor

Sponsors

Lumsden, Eddie (12th); Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Hawkins, Lee (27th); Cooper, Sharon (45th); Silcox, Deborah (53rd); Schofield, Kim (63rd)

Status History

05/01/2025: Act 42; 05/01/2025: House Date Signed by Governor; 04/08/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/02/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 03/31/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/31/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/27/2025: House Third Readers; 02/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/28/2025: House Second Readers; 01/27/2025: House First Readers; 01/17/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/27/2025, House Vote #108, 162, 2, 4, 12; 03/31/2025, Senate Vote #353, 52, 1, 0, 3; 04/02/2025, House Vote #383, 162, 3, 6, 9

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