SB 428 Georgia Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Medical Assistance; Department of Community Health to submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; direct

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to direct the Department of Community Health to submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize the qualification for Medicaid reimbursement of certain home and community based services; to provide for implementation upon approval; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 27, 2026 Signed May 11, 2026
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As Passed Senate SB 428/AP* · 1 edit
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The bill's title and bill number were updated to reflect its current status as SB 428/AP, indicating it has passed the Senate and is now in conference or awaiting the House. The legislative source code was changed from a Senate Committee Study (SCS) to the standard bill format. No substantive policy changes, such as new funding, eligibility criteria, or operational requirements, were identified in the provided text.
TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to change the source code from LC 60 0311S (SCS) to SB 428/AP and changed the status label from 'AS PASSED SENATE' to 'AS PASSED'.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House Mar 23, 2026

How they voted

440
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 52
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic20
14 Yea 6
70% Yea
R Republican32
30 Yea 2
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 492
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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