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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 196: State employees' health insurance plan; drugs dispensed for self-administration; provisions

Enacted 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 196 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: State employees' health insurance plan; drugs dispensed for self-administration; provisions. Primary sponsor: Carolyn Hugley (Democratic), Rick Jasperse (Republican), Matthew Gambill (Republican), Trey Kelley (Republican), Darlene Taylor (Republican), Matt Hatchett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2025): Effective Date.

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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 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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Carolyn HugleyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse141
Rick JaspersePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Matthew GambillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Trey KelleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Darlene TaylorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse173
Matt HatchettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse155

“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. Effective Date
  2. Act 307
  3. House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House Sent to Governor
  5. House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
  6. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  7. Senate Third Read
  8. Senate Read Second Time
  9. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  10. Senate Read and Referred
  11. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  12. House Third Readers

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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