Senate committee
Health and Human Services
The Committee on Health & Human Services has general jurisdiction over legislation that relates to health care and social services. This committee also addresses areas related to the licensing and regulation of health care professional.
Committee members
Bills pending in this committee
SB631
"Veterans Mental Health Innovations Act"; enact
March 25, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB626
'Georgia Medical Debt Fairness Act'; enact
March 19, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SR924
Black Maternal Health Statistics; recognize
March 9, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
HB961
Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; insurance coverage for certain out-of-network ambulance transportation service; provide
March 6, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
HB1368
Mental health; re-creation of community service boards; provide
March 6, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
HB1296
Mental health; pilot program to support clinical research of certain veterans and first responders suffering from certain conditions; provide
March 6, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB610
"Georgia Death and Dignity Act"; enact
March 3, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB582
Coroners; the pronouncement of death by paramedics and emergency medical technicians; authorize
February 26, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB581
Vital Records; cremation permits that are distinct from disposition permits; provide
February 26, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SR813
Department of Public Health; to conduct a study on the relationship between sudden unexpected deaths of infants and children and the administration of vaccinations; urge
February 19, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB526
Mental Health; the licensing and regulation of recovery residences; provide
February 19, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
HB662
Health; rural hospital organization; revise definition
February 18, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB481
Medical Assistance; Medicaid coverage for heart and lung transplants when medically necessary; require
February 10, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB461
Department of Human Services; the single state agency responsible for the administration of the state Medicaid program; provide
February 5, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB460
Department of Community Health; determine and verify eligibility of Medicaid applicants and Medicaid recipients and to manage Medicaid enrollment; provide
February 5, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB449
Regulation of Hospitals; certain long-term care facilities to acquire and maintain sufficient emergency and standby power systems; require
February 3, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SR609
Physician Anesthesiologists Week; recognize January 25-31
January 28, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SR574
The Susan Jolley Foundation, the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, and Cancer Pathways; recognize
January 15, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB380
Medical Assistance; authorization of appropriations for obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion; provide
January 13, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB379
"Georgia Health Insurance Affordability and Consumer Protection Act"; enact
January 13, 2026Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB360
Public Assistance; public option buy-in program to provide healthcare coverage to individuals not eligible for Medicaid coverage; provide
March 27, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SR398
Black Midwives Day; recognize March 14, 2025
March 18, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SR381
Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month; recognize March 2025
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SR372
Stomach Cancer; increased awareness; express support
March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB326
Handicapped Persons; a program for support service providers to assist blind and deaf-blind individuals in navigating employment and higher education opportunities; provide
March 10, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SR347
Jadassohn, Josef; recognize
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SR344
Senate Study Committee on a Single-payer Healthcare Program; create
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SR342
Senate Study Committee on Certified Peer Specialists, Addiction Recovery Programs, and Protocols; create
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB323
Health, Insurance, and Professions and Businesses; medically necessary tests for metal allergies and metal sensitivities to be administered prior to any cardiovascular, dental, or orthopedic surgery involving the insertion of a metal implant; provide
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
HB262
Community Health, Department of; grant program for purpose of acquiring and installing backup generators; provide
March 4, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB314
"Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Act"; enact
March 3, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB308
Medical Assistance; Medicaid coverage of postpartum maternal mental health care services; provide
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB307
Physicians, Assistants; continuing education requirements for all physicians to include one hour on maternal health; provide
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
HB227
Putting Georgia's Patients First Act; enact
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SR290
Risk Assessment; culturally competent risk assessment tools; targeted public health initiatives, and enhanced healthcare interventions; recognize the need
February 27, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB290
Health; certification of community health workers; provide
February 27, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB288
Disclosure of Certain Information; certain examinations on an anesthetized or unconscious patient without prior informed consent; prohibit
February 27, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB287
Medical Assistance; Georgia Interested Parties Advisory Group within the Department of Community Health; create and establish a purpose
February 27, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB277
Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs; definition of drugs to include alcohol and its derivatives; revise
February 27, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB269
Mental Illness; certain procedures and notifications for involuntary outpatient commitments; provide
February 27, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB258
Access to Midwife-led Birth Centers Grant Program; establish
February 27, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB222
Commission for the Blind and the Visually Impaired; create
February 21, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB197
"End Public Funding of Misinformation Act"' enact
February 19, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB196
"Pregnancy Center Fraud Prevention Act"; enact
February 19, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB188
Georgia Adult and Aging Services Agency; create
February 19, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB186
Hospitals and Related Institutions; assisted living communities and personal care homes to enroll as Medicaid providers; permit
February 19, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SR191
Black Maternal Health Statistics; recognize
February 18, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB169
Professions and Businesses; certain education and training requirements for the performance of dry needling; provide
February 18, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB158
Commission for Blind and Visually Disabled Persons; create
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB113
Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists; establish a professional health program; authorize
February 6, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB95
Certificate of Need Program; an exemption from certificate of need requirements concerning life plan communities; revise
February 5, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SB80
Tax Credits; the definition of "rural hospital organization"; revise
February 4, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
SR84
Right to Reproductive Freedom; provide
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Health and Human Services