Health; rural hospital organization; revise definition
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-8-9.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility to receive tax credits, so as to revise the definition of "rural hospital organization"; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action Feb 18, 2026
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Header text was updated to identify the document as a committee substitute bill with specific sponsors listed.
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Floor votes · House Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
145–0
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 156
Feb 17, 2026
D
Democratic65
92% Yea
R
Republican91
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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