GA HB 109
died on adjournmentMental health; five-year pilot program for the purpose of creating emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment, and healing units or EmPATH units in hospitals; provide
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 109 pass?
No. GA HB 109 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-01-28): House Second Readers
What is GA HB 109 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide for a five-year pilot program for the purpose of creating emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment, and healing units or EmPATH units in hospitals; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for the administration of such program; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for the certification of EmPATH units; to provide for an appropriations contingency; to provide for funding or gifts in-kind; to provide for exclusions; to provide for termination of such program and automatic repeal of the article; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 109?
Imani Barnes, Mary Oliver, Michelle Au and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 109.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide for a five-year pilot program for the purpose of creating emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment, and healing units or EmPATH units in hospitals; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for the administration of such program; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for the certification of EmPATH units; to provide for an appropriations contingency; to provide for funding or gifts in-kind; to provide for exclusions; to provide for termination of such program and automatic repeal of the article; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-17
- Latest action
- 2025-01-28 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Imani Barnesprimary
- Mary Oliverprimary
- Michelle Auprimary
- Shelly Hutchinsonprimary
- Sam Parkprimary
- Kimberly Alexanderprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-01-17
House Hopper
introduction
2025-01-27
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-01-28
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 52 0595/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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