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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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.
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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
44–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 52
Feb 24, 2026
D
Democratic20
70% Yea
R
Republican32
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
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Bo Hatchett
RRepublican
P
Drew Echols
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Kim Jackson
DDemocratic
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