2021-2022 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB234: Self-funded Healthcare Plan Opt-in to the Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; enact

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide an option for self-funded healthcare plans, exempt from state regulation under federal law, to opt in to Georgia's Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; to provide for definitions; 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.

Bill History

2/1/2021
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/2/2021
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/3/2021
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/11/2021
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
2/22/2021
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
2/22/2021
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
2/23/2021
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/11/2021
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/15/2021
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/18/2021
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/22/2021
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/22/2021
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/22/2021
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
4/5/2021
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
4/29/2021
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
4/29/2021
Act 36
4/29/2021
Effective Date 2021-04-29

Roll Call Votes

Passage: Senate Vote #244
3/22/2021
52
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #71
2/22/2021
165
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
12
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/29/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197016.5 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197016.6 KB