Public assistance; fraud; revisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 9 of Title 16 and Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to fraud and related offenses and general provisions relative to public assistance, respectively, so as to redesignate Code Section 49-4-15, relating to fraud in obtaining public assistance, food stamps, or Medicaid, penalties, and recovery of overpayments, as new Code Section 16-9-64; to revise terminology in said Code Section 16-9-64; to provide for definitions; to reserve the Code Section 49-4-15 designation; to revise Article 7 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 and Chapter 7A of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to benefits relative to employment security and tax credits, respectively, so as to provide for conformity; to revise other provisions of the O.C.G.A., so as to correct cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2017
Last action Mar 1, 2017
Floor votes · House Feb 28, 2017
How they voted
129–38
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 177
Feb 28, 2017
D
Democratic61
62% Nay
R
Republican116
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 1, 2017
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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