2023-2024 Regular Session • Georgia Legislature
SB27: Unfair Trade Practices; health care insurer from requiring an ophthalmologist or optometrist to extend any discounts on services that are not covered eye care services; prohibit
Legislative Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-6-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the enumeration of unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices and penalty, so as to prohibit a health care insurer from requiring an ophthalmologist or optometrist to extend any discounts on services that are not covered eye care services in order to receive increased payments, better reimbursements, preferential treatment, or any other benefit; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill History
1/26/2023
Senate Hopper
Senate
1/30/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/9/2023
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
2/13/2023
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
2/14/2023
Senate Third Read
Senate
2/14/2023
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
2/15/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/16/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/22/2023
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate
5/2/2023
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate
5/2/2023
Act 234
5/2/2023
Effective Date 2023-07-01
Roll Call Votes
Passage: House Vote #232
3/14/2023
167
Yea
0
Nay
6
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: Senate Vote #44
2/14/2023
51
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/2/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 11
Democrat: 7
Primary Sponsor

Matt Brass
Republican
Co-Sponsors (17)
Randy Robertson
Republican
Brandon Beach
Republican
Sheikh Rahman
Democrat
Colton Moore
Republican
Ricky Williams
Republican
Shawn Still
Republican
Lee Anderson
Republican
Max Burns
Republican
Ed Harbison
Democrat
Derek Mallow
Democrat
Jason Esteves
Democrat
Nabilah Islam Parkes
Democrat
Russ Goodman
Republican
Michael Dugan
Republican
David Lucas
Democrat
Sonya Halpern
Democrat
Matthew Gambill
Republican