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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 170: Insurance; benefit provider to disclose certain payments to a treating healthcare provider; provide

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 170 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Insurance; benefit provider to disclose certain payments to a treating healthcare provider; provide. Primary sponsor: Karen Mathiak (Republican), Lee Hawkins (Republican), Gerald Greene (Republican), Nissa Jones (Democratic), Darlene Taylor (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 19, 2026): House Committee Favorably Reported.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to authorization and general requirements for transaction of insurance, so as to provide for a benefit provider to disclose certain payments to a treating healthcare provider; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Karen MathiakPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Lee HawkinsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Gerald GreenePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse154
Nissa JonesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse143
Darlene TaylorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse173

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. House Committee Favorably Reported
  2. House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  3. House Committee Favorably Reported
  4. House Second Readers
  5. House First Readers
  6. House Hopper

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source