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GA HB 729

died on adjournment

Georgia Maternity Care Desert Reduction Act; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to establish programs to provide obstetric care in low access to maternity care areas and maternity care deserts; to provide for definitions; to establish a student loan repayment program for certain obstetric providers; to establish a grant program for certain perinatal facilities; to establish a state funded program to assist certain pregnant women in obtaining obstetric care; to provide for appropriations and funding; to provide for reporting; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-03-04
Status date
—
Latest action
2025-03-06 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Tanya Millerprimary
  • Carolyn Hugleyprimary
  • Kim Schofieldprimary
  • Miriam Parisprimary
  • Debbie Bucknerprimary
  • Park Cannonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-04

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-03-04

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-03-06

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71169

Attribution

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