"Direct Primary Care Act"
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to kinds of insurance, limits of risks, and reinsurance, so as to provide definitions; to provide that direct primary care agreements are not insurance; to exempt such agreements from regulation as insurance; to provide for discontinuance of services under certain circumstances; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 16, 2019
Signed Apr 25, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2019
How they voted
22–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 23
Feb 26, 2019
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Apr 25, 2019
Signed into law
Act 47
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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