STATE BILLGA HB 334PASSED

Sickle Cell Disease Protection Act; enact

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 require the Department of Community Health to conduct an annual review of medications and treatment for sickle cell disease for Medicaid recipients; to provide for public input; to provide for an annual report; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
May 5, 2026
191 days ago
Current chamber
House of Representatives
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
GA HB 334 · PassedMay 5

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Bill details

Last action
Effective Date 2026-07-01 · May 5, 2026

Sponsors

OCOmari CrawfordRepresentative · Democrat · HD-089Primary sponsor
MOMary OliverRepresentative · Democrat · HD-084Primary sponsor
MAMichelle AuRepresentative · Democrat · HD-050Primary sponsor
IWInga WillisRepresentative · Democrat · HD-055Primary sponsor
AWAnne WestbrookRepresentative · Democrat · HD-163Primary sponsor
EJEdna JacksonRepresentative · Democrat · HD-165Primary sponsor
EHEd HarbisonSenator · Democrat · SD-015

Bill history

Newest first.

May 5, 2026Effective Date 2026-07-01
May 5, 2026Act 401
May 5, 2026House Date Signed by GovernorHouse
Apr 10, 2026House Sent to GovernorHouse
Apr 2, 2026House Agreed Senate Amend or SubHouse
Apr 2, 2026Senate Passed/Adopted By SubstituteSenate
Apr 2, 2026Senate Third ReadSenate
Apr 2, 2026Senate Taken from TableSenate
Show 12 earlier actions
Mar 31, 2026Senate TabledSenate
Mar 27, 2026Senate Read Second TimeSenate
Mar 27, 2026Senate Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteSenate
Mar 9, 2026Senate Read and ReferredSenate
Mar 6, 2026House Passed/AdoptedHouse
Mar 6, 2026House Third ReadersHouse
Mar 4, 2026House PostponedHouse
Mar 3, 2026House PostponedHouse
Feb 25, 2026House Committee Favorably ReportedHouse
Feb 11, 2025House Second ReadersHouse
Feb 10, 2025House First ReadersHouse
Feb 6, 2025House HopperHouse

Recorded votes

Passage: House Vote #669Mar 6, 2026 · House · 159 yea · 7 nayPassed
Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #912Mar 31, 2026 · Senate · 39 yea · 10 nayPassed
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #933Apr 2, 2026 · Senate · 49 yea · 0 nayPassed
Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #867Apr 2, 2026 · House · 149 yea · 18 nayPassed

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