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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB196

State employees' health insurance plan; drugs dispensed for self-administration; provisions

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 require that drugs dispensed to a covered person for self-administration under a state health plan be reimbursed using a transparent, index based price, plus a dispensing fee; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute February 11, 2025 Senate committee substitute March 20, 2025 Sent to Governor April 7, 2025 Governor approved May 14, 2025 Became law May 14, 2025

Recorded floor votes

3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 21, 2025 · House

Passage: House Vote #66

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

168 yea–0 nay · 4 not voting · 8 absent

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March 27, 2025 · Senate

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #299

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

55 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting

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March 31, 2025 · House

Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #355

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

166 yea–0 nay · 5 not voting · 9 absent

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Committee referrals

February 3, 2025 · House

Health

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2025-07-01
  2. State Act 307
  3. House House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House House Sent to Governor
  5. House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
  6. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  7. Senate Senate Third Read
  8. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  9. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  10. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  11. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  12. House House Third Readers
  13. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  14. House House Second Readers
  15. House House First Readers
  16. House House Hopper
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