HB 868 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Public officers and employees; certain retiring county officers and their spouses and dependents be included in certain county health plans; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state employees' health insurance plan, so as to provide for certain retiring county officers and the spouses and dependents of such officers to be included in certain county health plans; to provide for definitions; to provide for the payment of premiums; to provide for a formula to ensure savings are preserved; to provide for contracting with the Association County Commissioners of Georgia; to provide for reasonable fees; to provide for termination and reinstatement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

LC 52 0853/a → LC 47 4172S/hs · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to expand eligibility for a county health insurance subsidy to include county commissioners and to remove a provision allowing counties to contract with a state association for administering the plan. The changes clarify that the benefit applies to a broader range of retiring officials while eliminating the specific administrative mechanism for processing payments through an external organization.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include county commissioners as eligible recipients of the health insurance subsidy, whereas the original version only covered judges, sheriffs, tax officials, and clerks.

ELIGIBILITY

Added 'county commissioner' to the list of eligible county officers who can receive the health insurance premium subsidy upon retirement.

REQUIREMENT

Deleted the provision authorizing counties to contract with the Association County Commissioners of Georgia to collect and remit premium payments.

Removed the clause allowing the Association County Commissioners of Georgia to charge a reasonable administrative fee for processing the plan.

Deleted the specific enforcement language detailing how coverage would be terminated or reinstated if the Association County Commissioners of Georgia failed to remit payments.

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Committee

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Committee

House Withdrawn, Recommitted

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors