2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB612: Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; add member

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the administration of mental health, developmental disabilities, addictive diseases, and other disability services, so as to add a member to the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; to establish a parity compliance review panel; to provide for its composition and duties; to require health care providers to report suspected mental health parity violations to the panel; to provide for evaluation of complaints; to provide for recommendations for punitive actions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/24/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #137
3/3/2025
170
Yea
2
Nay
3
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/3/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Insurance and Labor(Senate)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/25/202583.9 KB