2021-2022 Regular Session • Georgia Legislature
SB338: Medicaid; postpartum coverage under Medicaid from six months to one year following birth; increase
Legislative 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 increase postpartum coverage under Medicaid from six months to one year following birth; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Bill History
1/14/2022
Senate Hopper
Senate
1/24/2022
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/2/2022
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/3/2022
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
2/7/2022
Senate Third Read
Senate
2/7/2022
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
2/8/2022
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/10/2022
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/23/2022
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/25/2022
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives
4/4/2022
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
4/4/2022
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
4/4/2022
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
4/7/2022
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate
5/13/2022
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate
5/13/2022
Act 870
5/13/2022
Effective Date 2022-07-01
Roll Call Votes
Passage: House Vote #892
4/4/2022
142
Yea
18
Nay
8
Not Voting
11
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #476
2/7/2022
54
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/13/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 22
Democrat: 4
Primary Sponsor

Dean Burke
Republican
Co-Sponsors (25)
Chuck Hufstetler
Republican
Ben Watson
Republican
Kay Kirkpatrick
Republican
Blake Tillery
Republican
Michael Dugan
Republican
Gloria Butler
Democrat
Carden Summers
Republican
Russ Goodman
Republican
Butch Miller
Republican
Bill Cowsert
Republican
Lindsey Tippins
Republican
Bruce Thompson
Republican
Max Burns
Republican
Marty Harbin
Republican
Bo Hatchett
Republican
Burt Jones
Republican
Brian Strickland
Republican
Lee Anderson
Republican
John Albers
Republican
Larry Walker
Republican
Brandon Beach
Republican
Freddie Sims
Democrat
Sonya Halpern
Democrat
Ed Harbison
Democrat
Sharon Cooper
Republican