Bill Commons

GA HB 97

died on adjournment

Community Health, Department of; expansion of Medicaid; provide

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 97 pass?

No. GA HB 97 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 97 about?

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 provide for the expansion of Medicaid; to provide for definitions; to authorize the Department of Community Health to utilize appropriations for the purposes of funding Medicaid expansion; to provide for the submission of requests for waivers, amendments to waivers, and state plan amendments; to authorize the office of the Commissioner of Insurance to certify qualified health plans; to provide for reporting; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative notification and approval; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 97?

Sam Park, Floyd Griffin, Mack Jackson and 1 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 97.

Description

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 provide for the expansion of Medicaid; to provide for definitions; to authorize the Department of Community Health to utilize appropriations for the purposes of funding Medicaid expansion; to provide for the submission of requests for waivers, amendments to waivers, and state plan amendments; to authorize the office of the Commissioner of Insurance to certify qualified health plans; to provide for reporting; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative notification and approval; 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

  • Sam Parkprimary
  • Floyd Griffinprimary
  • Mack Jacksonprimary
  • Tangie Herringprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-17

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-27

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-01-28

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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