STATE BILLGA HB 1238ENGROSSED

Community Health, Department of; submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize the qualification of certain caregivers for Medicaid reimbursement

State of Georgia

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 of certain caregivers for Medicaid reimbursement for the provision of respite care and related services; to provide for implementation upon approval; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status
Engrossed
Passed its first chamber
Status date
Mar 4, 2026
253 days ago
Current chamber
House of Representatives
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
GA HB 1238 · EngrossedMar 4

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Bill details

Last action
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended · Apr 2, 2026

Sponsors

KDKatie DempseyRepresentative · Republican · HD-013Primary sponsor
LHLee HawkinsRepresentative · Republican · HD-027Primary sponsor
MCMike CameronRepresentative · Republican · HD-001Primary sponsor
OCOmari CrawfordRepresentative · Democrat · HD-089Primary sponsor
SCSharon CooperRepresentative · Republican · HD-045Primary sponsor
BHBo HatchettSenator · Republican · SD-050

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 2, 2026House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As AmendedHouse
Mar 31, 2026Senate Passed/Adopted By SubstituteSenate
Mar 31, 2026Senate Third ReadSenate
Mar 19, 2026Senate Read Second TimeSenate
Mar 18, 2026Senate Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteSenate
Mar 6, 2026Senate Read and ReferredSenate
Mar 4, 2026House Passed/AdoptedHouse
Mar 4, 2026House Third ReadersHouse
Show 4 earlier actions
Feb 18, 2026House Committee Favorably ReportedHouse
Feb 10, 2026House Second ReadersHouse
Feb 9, 2026House First ReadersHouse
Feb 6, 2026House HopperHouse

Recorded votes

Passage: House Vote #626Mar 4, 2026 · House · 167 yea · 2 nayPassed
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #893Mar 31, 2026 · Senate · 46 yea · 0 nayPassed
Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #852Apr 2, 2026 · House · 165 yea · 2 nayPassed

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