Insurance (17)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/25/2024

HB 0075 NeutralFiscal Year 2015 Amended Budget Ralston, David 7th
2/19/2015 House Date Signed by Governor App APPROP -
Appropriations Debra Nesbit Econ. Dev. & Transportation General County Government Health and Human Services
Insurance Nat. Res. & the Environment Public Safety and Courts Revenue & Finance
This legislation amends the state's current budget ending on June 30, 2015. For additional details, please see the overview and breakdown of the budget items here.
HB 0216 NeutralWorkers' Compensation for Firefighters Who Contract a Disease in the Line of Duty Gravley, Micah 67th
5/3/2016 House Date Signed by Governor I&L I&L -
Debra Nesbit Fire Services General County Government Insurance Insurance
Personnel/Employment Public Safety and Courts
This legislation has been amended and it allows claims for workers' compensation benefits be provided to a firefighter who develops cancer, if proven by a preponderance of evidence, along with clear medical evidence, that there is a direct link to their employment as a firefighter as the cause of the cancer.  This bill is the House version of SB 29.
HB 0591 NeutralRequire Auto Insurers to Remit .25% of all Policies to Fund Peace Officer Annuity and Benefit Fund Hitchens, Bill 161st
3/18/2015 House Second Readers Ret --
Debra Nesbit General County Government Insurance Insurance Insurance Premium Tax
Law Enforcement Public Safety and Courts Retirement Revenue & Finance
This legislation increases the amount of contributions made by peace officers to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund, as well as establishes a .25% insurance premium tax on automobile insurance.
HB 0838 NeutralInsurance - Mandated 5 Percent Commissions on Premium Payments Blackmon, Shaw 146th
3/22/2016 Senate Tabled Ins I&L -
General County Government Health and Human Services Insurance Insurance Todd Edwards
This legislation requires that health insurance agents receive a minimum commission of five percent of premiums on policies covering 50 or fewer employers. Many counties have insurance companies compete for their business, and some offer 2 percent - 3 percent commissions.
HB 0856 NeutralIncrease Bond Requirements for Probate Courts Fleming, Barry 121st
3/22/2016 Senate Tabled Judy SLGO -
Debra Nesbit General County Government Insurance Insurance Probate Court
Public Safety and Courts
This legislation increases the required bond or surety of probate judges from $25,000 to $100,000.
HB 0866 OpposeExempt Multiple Employer Self-Insured Health Plans from Insurance Premium Tax Blackmon, Shaw 146th
4/27/2016 House Date Signed by Governor Ins I&L -
Clint Mueller Insurance Insurance Premium Tax Revenue & Finance
This bill provides that multiple employer self-insured health plans are exempt from insurance premium taxes. 
HB 0875 NeutralPatient Access to Specialty Tier Drugs Act Hawkins, Lee 27th
2/2/2016 House Second Readers Ins --
Health and Human Services Insurance Insurance Todd Edwards

This legislation requires health insurance plans to provide coverage for specialty, high cost drugs for rare and complex medical conditions at a copay of no more than $200 per month with a maximum out of pocket cost of $1,000 per insured and $2,000 per family per year.

HB 0885 NeutralFulton County to Come Under State Public Health System Jones, Jan 47th
4/27/2016 House Date Signed by Governor GAff H&HS -
Debra Nesbit Health and Human Services Insurance Insurance Local Legislation
Population Acts
This legislation removes the ability of counties with a population of 800,000 or more (i.e., Fulton County and Gwinnett County) to adopt an ordinance to create its own county board and department of health and wellness in lieu of the county board and department of health created by general law.  Any board and department of health and wellness created by a county will remain in existence until it is reconsistuted by general law, but no later than December 31, 2016.
HB 0900 NeutralMandatory Reporting of Prescription Drug Abuse by Database Users Cooper, Sharon 43rd
7/1/2016 Effective Date H&HS H&HS -
Debra Nesbit Health and Human Services Insurance Law Enforcement Public Safety and Courts

This legislation specifically allows those with access to an electronic database of prescription medication obtained by an individual to report suspected abuse, misuse or underutilization of certain drugs.

HB 0909 SupportProhibition of Insurance Companies Setting Fire Insurance Rates Based Soley on ISO Ratings Fleming, Barry 121st
2/9/2016 House Second Readers Ins --
Debra Nesbit Fire Services Insurance Insurance Public Safety and Courts
Revenue & Finance

This legislation prohibits fire insurance providers to rely solely on: 1) the Insurance Service Office (ISO) public protection classification system rating; 2) a rating system that does not take into consideration a rural community's fire department or service response time; 3) a rating system that bases the classification solely on the distance to the nearest fire department.

HB 1113 NeutralGreene County; certain officials; clarify the qualifications for participating in health insurance Rhodes, Trey 120th
4/28/2016 House Date Signed by Governor IGC SLGO -
Insurance Insurance Local Legislation
SB 0029 OpposeWorkers' Compensation for Firefighter's Who Contract a Disease in the Line Of Duty Albers, John 56th
1/15/2015 Senate Read and Referred -I&L -
Debra Nesbit Fire Services General County Government Insurance Insurance
Personnel/Employment Public Safety and Courts
This legislation may require workers' compensation benefits to a firefighter who develops hypertension, heart disease, and respiratory disease, as well as cancer, AIDS or hepatitis that manifests while the firefighter is employed at the county and was exposed in the line and scope of his employment with the county. However, if the firefighter used tobacco within five years of the onset of the condition, then it will not be assumed that the condition was caused by the firefighter's service to the county.
SB 0148 NeutralOffice of Consumer Affairs - Move from Governor's to AG's Office Kennedy, John 18th
7/1/2015 Effective Date A&CA AG&CA -
Clerk of Court Elections Emergency Management/Preparedness Ethics Franchise Fees
General County Government Georgia Bureau of Investigation Health and Human Services Insurance Insurance
Law Enforcement Public Safety and Courts Revenue & Finance Telecommunications Todd Edwards
Utilities

 This legislation transfers authority under the Fair Business Practices Act of 1975 from the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs to the Attorney General. 

SB 0302 NeutralInsurance - Require Providers to Maintain Accurate Provider Directories Martin IV, P. K. 9th
7/1/2016 Effective Date Ins I&L -
General County Government Health and Human Services Insurance Insurance Todd Edwards
This legislation requires health carriers to keep updated provider directories.
SR 0282 SupportCreation of Joint Peace Officer and Firefighter Occupational Disease Study Committee Albers, John 56th
3/19/2015 House Second Readers I&L PUB SAF -
Compensation Debra Nesbit Fire Services General County Government Insurance
Insurance Law Enforcement Personnel/Employment Public Safety and Courts
This legislation creates the Joint Peace Officer and Firefighter Occupational Disease Study Committee to study the conditions, needs, issues and problems of occupational diseases of law enforcement officers and firefighters. The committee will develop a report, including recommended legislation by December 1, 2015. The nine member committee is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker, and the State Board of Workers' Compensation Chair.
SR 0360 EvaluatingSenate Data Security and Privacy Study Committee; create Beach, Brandon 21st
3/22/2016 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute -S&T -
Econ. Dev. & Transportation General County Government Health and Human Services Insurance Insurance
Nat. Res. & the Environment Public Safety and Courts Revenue & Finance Todd Edwards

This legislation creates the Senate Data Security and Privacy Study Committee to examine the protection provided by existing resources and policies of the state and local governments to protect data and personal information of citizens stored on government networks.

SR 0561 NeutralCreation of the Senate Study Committee on the Consumer and Provider Protection Act Burke, Dean 11th
3/31/2015 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute -H&HS -
Debra Nesbit Health and Human Services Insurance Insurance

This legislation creates the Consumer and Provider Protection Act Senate Study Committee.  The Committee will look at current practices and the necessity for the regulation of rental networks, current practices and necessity of all products clauses, incidence and prevalence of unilateral revisions in contracts with health care providers, and incidence and prevalence of incorrect data related to network adequacy.

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