Insurance; require certain insurers to make at least one reasonably priced comprehensive major medical health insurance policy available
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 30 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to group or blanket accident and sickness insurance, so as to require certain insurers to make at least one reasonably priced comprehensive major medical health insurance policy available to residents in this state without limitation or exclusion based on preexisting conditions; to condition such requirement on the repeal or judicial invalidation of certain provisions of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 17, 2021
Signed May 6, 2021
Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 6, 2021
Signed into law
Act 235
upper
May 6, 2021
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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