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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Patients First Act\""
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 and Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to medical assistance and insurance, respectively, so as to authorize the Department of Community Health to submit a Section 1115 waiver request to the United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; to authorize the Governor to submit a Section 1332 innovation waiver proposal to the United States Secretaries of Health and Human Services and the Treasury; to provide for implementation of approved Section 1332 waivers; to provide for expiration of authority; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2019_20"
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identifier: "SB 106"
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citation: "Georgia SB 106 (2019_20)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Blake Tillery", "Brian Strickland", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Chuck Payne", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Dean Burke", "Ellis Black", "Greg Kirk", "Jack Hill", "Jeff Mullis", "Jesse Stone", "John Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Lee Anderson", "Lindsey Tippins", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Mike Dugan", "P. K. Martin IV", "Randy Robertson", "Renee Unterman", "Tyler Harper", "William Ligon, Jr."]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2019-02-13"
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last_action: "2019-03-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f59b9fcf-3dc8-4d1e-91b3-119686b0d629"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "225749643347469282ef5c7fb09f3cd9e5c26e8c7390448226a97be55fb792ae"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia SB 106 (2019_20) — "Patients First Act"
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 and Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to medical assistance and insurance, respectively, so as to authorize the Department of Community Health to submit a Section 1115 waiver request to the United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; to authorize the Governor to submit a Section 1332 innovation waiver proposal to the United States Secretaries of Health and Human Services and the Treasury; to provide for implementation of approved Section 1332 waivers; to provide for expiration of authority; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As introduced LC 33 7678-EC** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/181405.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182938.pdf)
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3. **SB106/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/185957.pdf)
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## Votes
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- MOTION TO ENGROSS — **35–20** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Burt Jones — primary (person)
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- Butch Miller — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Ellis Black — primary (person)
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- Greg Kirk — primary (person)
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- Jack Hill — primary (person)
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- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
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- Jesse Stone — primary (person)
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- John Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Lindsey Tippins — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- P. K. Martin IV — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Renee Unterman — primary (person)
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- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
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- William Ligon, Jr. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-13** Senate Hopper
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- **2019-02-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-02-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2019-02-26** Senate Engrossed `passage`
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- **2019-02-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2019-02-26** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2019-02-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2019-03-25** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2019-03-26** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-03-27** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2019-03-27** Act 4 `executive-signature`
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- **2019-03-27** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f59b9fcf-3dc8-4d1e-91b3-119686b0d629`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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